The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on Saturday invoked Stage-III of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) across the entire Delhi-NCR with immediate effect after Delhi’s average Air Quality Index (AQI) surged to 401, entering the ‘Severe’ category. The decision follows a sharp deterioration in air quality driven primarily…
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Delhi orders 50% office attendance as AQI nears ‘severe’
The Delhi government has directed government and private offices to operate with 50% staff on-site and the remainder working from home under GRAP Stage-3 measures after air quality across the capital deteriorated, with multiple monitoring stations reporting AQI levels above 400. What the order requires The Environment Department, invoking Section…