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Delhi weather: Severe AQI triggers concern as netizens compare city to doomsday

Delhi weather update: rising pollution levels draw sharp reactions from netizens as AQI crosses 450 mark

Updated on Dec 15, 2025, 5:29 PM IST

Foreign model in Gurgaon shares smog filled balcony view as AQI worsens

A foreign model living in Gurgaon shared a balcony video as smog erased all visibility.

Published on Dec 15, 2025, 4:09 PM IST

Delhi-NCR AQI crisis puts focus on clean-air homes; here's what buyers must know

Delhi-NCR AQI crisis: Can design interventions like urban forests and advanced air-filtration systems improve air quality and create micro-environments that are measurably healthier than the surrounding cityscape? (Photo for representational purposes only)

Updated on Dec 17, 2025, 9:21 AM IST

Delhi's choking air forces Singapore to issue advisory for nationals

The Singapore High Commission asked its nationals to pay heed to the instructions issued by the Delhi government regarding the 'severe' AQI.

Updated on Dec 15, 2025, 5:25 PM IST

Internet shares 'zero bilisibity' videos as scary dense smog covers Delhi, Noida

Delhi air turns dangerous as netizens post chilling fog visuals from buildings

Published on Dec 15, 2025, 1:50 PM IST

Delhi’s air quality ‘severely’ toxic for third straight day | Worst-hit areas

Delhi battled toxic fumes on Monday as the air quality stayed in the 'severe' category with a reading of 457 by 6:00 am, according to the Central Pollution Control Board.

Updated on Dec 15, 2025, 3:04 PM IST

Delhi: Zero visibility in parts of city due to dense fog; 400 flights delayed

Delhi: Zero visibility in parts of city due to dense fog; 400 flights delayed

Published on Dec 15, 2025, 9:13 AM IST

61 flights cancelled, over 400 delayed due to Delhi smog; Messi's plans hit too

A cyclist passes by security barricades along a fog-covered Kartavya Path on a cold winter morning in New Delhi, Monday.

Updated on Dec 15, 2025, 2:58 PM IST

Delhi wakes up to dense smog as AQI stays severe; low visibility to hit flights

A vegetable vendor pulls a cart during a cold and smoggy winter morning, in New Delhi, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025.

Updated on Dec 15, 2025, 8:48 AM IST

Noida, Ghaziabad schools go online amid Grap measures

Other concerned authorities have also been directed to monitor effective implementation. Similarly, the Ghaziabad administration also issued comparable directions for schools. (HT Archive)

Published on Dec 15, 2025, 6:38 AM IST

Stuck in health vs education limbo: Delhi schools on hybrid classes

Students ready to go to school near Pandav Nagar on Friday. (RAJ K RAJ /HT PHOTO)

Updated on Dec 15, 2025, 8:53 AM IST

Noida, Ghaziabad schools shift to online mode as AQI worsens in NCR

Noida,India-December 03, 2025:School students go to school on smoggy and cold mornings amid rising air pollution levels, in Noida, India, on Wednesday ,December 03, 2025. (Photo by Sunil Ghosh / Hindustan Times)

Published on Dec 14, 2025, 10:09 PM IST

Indians cannot ignore indoor air quality crisis

Boost indoor air quality to combat poor AQI conditions.

Published on Dec 14, 2025, 9:01 PM IST

Gurugram buyers question buying homes 'where, for four months, you choke on air'

Delhi-NCR AQI: A Redditor has described Gurugram as a city where “four months you die from pollution, two months from rain, and then the torrid sun,” (Photo for representational purposes only) (File)

Updated on Dec 14, 2025, 4:10 PM IST

Delhi chokes under ‘severe plus’ as AQI hits 460, GRAP stage 4 curbs continue

Forecasts show no immediate relief is in sight, with the AQI set to stay severe throughout Sunday (Vipin Kumar)

Updated on Dec 14, 2025, 6:13 PM IST

Reddit user's harsh take on Delhi NCR goes viral amid worsening air pollution

Many users agreed that pollution has pushed Delhi NCR past a breaking point.

Updated on Dec 14, 2025, 9:01 AM IST

Grap-4 enforced after air quality sees dramatic fall

The fourth spell of severe air this season came after the average AQI deteriorated by over 80 points in 24 hours to settle at 431 at 4pm. (RAJ K RAJ /HT PHOTO)

Published on Dec 14, 2025, 4:56 AM IST

Low wind speeds push Delhi AQI to ‘severe +,’ 4th such day in 2025

24-hour average touched 431 by 4pm, up sharply from Friday’s 349. Experts link spike to calm winds and an active western disturbance. (RAJ K RAJ /HT PHOTO)

Published on Dec 14, 2025, 4:30 AM IST

Delhi schools to move to hybrid mode up to Classes 9, 11 as AQI triggers GRAP 4

This comes after the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) invoked GRAP 4 in Delhi with immediate effect.

Updated on Dec 14, 2025, 7:23 AM IST

Are schools in Delhi closed tomorrow? Here's what GRAP 4 rules say

New Delhi: People and School students seen out during a cold winter morning near Pandav Nagar in New Delhi, India, on Friday, December 12, 2025. (Photo by RAJ K RAJ / Hindustan Times)

Updated on Dec 13, 2025, 9:23 PM IST

Delhi imposes GRAP-3 restrictions: What's allowed, what's banned

Delhi AQI Pollution News: All non-essential construction and demolition work is not allowed under GRAP III.

Published on Dec 13, 2025, 12:54 PM IST

Delhi imposes strict GRAP-3 anti-pollution curbs as air quality turns 'severe'

The AQI was recorded at 401 at 10 am today (Hindustan Times)

Updated on Dec 13, 2025, 4:17 PM IST

Chandigarh: Hanging fire for 5 years, automated vehicle inspection centre to be ready by March ’26

The Ministry had approved the project in October 2019. The initial deadline of December 2022 was missed due to late release of funds.

Published on Dec 13, 2025, 8:14 AM IST

Authorities act after HT exposes pollution-control lapses at construction sites

At the Elphinstone Bridge demolition site, the debris has been covered with green sheets to avoid dust particles from spreading. (Raju Shinde/HT Photo)

Published on Dec 13, 2025, 5:42 AM IST

CAQM sets up panel to tackle vehicular emissions

The panel is scheduled to meet for the first time on Monday (HT photo)

Published on Dec 13, 2025, 3:28 AM IST

City wakes up to month’s coldest morning at 15.6°C

City wakes up to month’s coldest morning at 15.6°C

Published on Dec 12, 2025, 4:32 AM IST

Why Mumbai is choking

Mumbai, India. Dec 10, 2025 - View of Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project site at Bandra-Kurla complex (BKC) in Bandra, Mumbai, India. Dec 10, 2025. (Photo by Raju Shinde/HT Photo) (Raju Shinde)

Updated on Dec 11, 2025, 5:22 AM IST

Farmers delaying fires to evade detection, as burnt area shrinks, says new study

On some days, the peak daily contribution from stubble burning to Delhi’s PM 2.5 can go up to 35-45%. (PTI)

Updated on Dec 9, 2025, 2:12 PM IST

Lucknow’s AQI stays poor for second day in a row

Health experts advised people, especially those with respiratory or cardiac conditions, to avoid prolonged outdoor activity (For Representation)

Updated on Dec 8, 2025, 10:51 PM IST

Delhi AQI remains ‘very poor’, likely to stay for the week

The average AQI on Sunday was recorded at 308. (Sanchit Khanna/HT Photo)

Published on Dec 8, 2025, 4:12 AM IST

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