Delhi woke up to another hazardous morning on Saturday as air pollution levels worsened sharply, pushing the Air Quality Index (AQI) into the ‘severe’ category. In response, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) enforced Stage III of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) across the National Capital Region (NCR)…
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Namami Gange Update: 344 Projects Complete
New Delhi : The Namami Gange programme continues to make measurable headway: as of October 2025, 513 projects have been sanctioned under the scheme at a combined cost of ₹42,019 crore, of which 344 projects are complete. A large share of the investments focuses on sewage infrastructure recognised as the…
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Supreme Court: Perennial GRAP Not Solution for Delhi Air
New Delhi, November 17, 2025: The Supreme Court on Monday warned that imposing the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) throughout the year is neither practical nor desirable as a long-term remedy for Delhi’s crippling air pollution. The bench asked the Centre to convene stakeholders and states to design a durable…
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Supreme Court PIL Seeks Air Pollution Emergency
A public interest litigation filed by wellness advocate Luke Coutinho (styled in court papers as Luke Christopher Countinho) asks the Supreme Court to declare air pollution a national public-health emergency and direct immediate, time-bound action against toxic air across India. The petition contends that sustained breaches of national and global…
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SC Seeks CAQM Report on Delhi Pollution Crisis
The Supreme Court of India, in a key hearing held on 3 November 2025, has directed the Commission for Air Quality Management in National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas (CAQM) and the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to file detailed affidavits outlining the steps being taken to prevent air quality…
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Delhi’s Air Turns ‘Severe’ on Diwali, GRAP-II Curbs Imposed
New Delhi: The capital woke up to a choking morning on Diwali 2025 as air quality plummeted into the ‘severe’ category. According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the Air Quality Index (AQI) around India Gate reached 347 — indicating hazardous pollution levels. GRAP-II Restrictions Enforced In response to…