Thousands of fish surfaced dead in the Yamuna, at Burari, Delhi, in the early summer of 2025, just weeks before the monsoon. The scale of the die-off, widely reported by the media, left little doubt that it was the result of human
In 2024, residents of Delhi experienced a series of disruptions due to hazardous air pollution—persistent coughing, reduced visibility from thick smog, school closures, halted construction activities, and restrictions on private vehicle movement. In a troubling report released on January 6, 2025, the
Delhi has been grappling with air pollution for more than 25 years. But it has not come to grips with it. The National Capital Region (NCR) has the worst air quality in the world. Stage III of the Graded Response Action Plan
Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Ashwini Kumar Choubey, in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha informed that the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) in NCR and adjoining areas has notified a list of approved
Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas (CAQM) in an emergent meeting held today decided to implement Stage IV of Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) with immediate effect in the wake of anticipated unfavourable meteorological conditions which are expected