India’s capital city faced very poor air quality for the third day as thick smog enveloped the capital city, forcing the local government to implement traffic curbs and order schools to switch to online classes.

The pollution level led to the Commission for Air Quality Management, the central pollution watchdog to invoke restrictions under the third stage of the graded response action plan (GRAP). This will issue a ban on construction activities,

The Directorate of Education (DoE) has asked the heads of all government, private, Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) schools to discontin

Most parts of Delhi and its neighbouring areas, including Noida, Ghaziabad, and Gurugram, remained engulfed in smog for the third consecutive day on Friday. Anti-pollution curbs under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) Stage III have come into effect as the Air Quality Index (AQI) in several areas reached 'severe' levels.

Delhi and its surrounding areas woke to hazardous air quality on November 15th, with smog blanketing the region. The Air Quality Index (AQI) reached a