Delhi AQI Turns Severe As Dense Fog Hits Travel

By BPN News Desk December 29, 2025

North India State News

Delhi’s air quality slipped into the “severe” category as the Air Quality Index crossed the 400 mark in several parts of the city. Monitoring stations reported hazardous pollution levels, with poor dispersion conditions and winter weather contributing to the sharp deterioration. Authorities

North India State News

Delhi Sees Temporary Relief as Air Quality Improves

By BPN News Desk December 25, 2025

Delhi witnessed a brief improvement in air quality on Thursday, with the overall Air Quality Index recorded at around 220, placing it in the ‘poor’ category. This marked a notable respite from the severe pollution levels seen earlier in the week, when AQI readings in several parts of the city had crossed the severe threshold. […]

South India State News

Delhi Air Quality Improves From Severe to Very Poor

By BPN News Desk December 24, 2025

Delhi’s air quality showed a marginal improvement on Wednesday, moving from the ‘severe’ category to the ‘very poor’ category, according to official monitoring data. While the shift provided limited relief to residents, pollution levels in the national capital remained far above safe limits. Current AQI status across the city The overall Air Quality Index (AQI) […]

North India State News

Delhi AQI Remains Very Poor, Dense Fog Disrupts Travel

By BPN News Desk December 22, 2025

New Delhi experienced another day of very poor air quality as pollution levels remained well above safe limits, compounded by dense fog that affected visibility across the city and parts of the National Capital Region. The situation raised health concerns and caused widespread disruption to daily life, especially during early morning hours. Air Quality Continues […]

Health

Centre Says No Conclusive AQI–Lung Disease Link

By BPN News Desk December 21, 2025

The Union government has told Parliament that there is no conclusive scientific data establishing a direct causal link between higher Air Quality Index (AQI) levels and specific lung diseases. The statement was made in response to a question in the Rajya Sabha on the health impact of air pollution, particularly in regions that frequently record […]

Op-Eds Opinion

Changing the AQI Won’t Change What We Breathe

By BPN News Desk December 18, 2025

India’s air pollution crisis was never a mystery. It was visible, measurable, and deadly. Smog-filled winters, rising asthma cases, emergency room surges, and repeated judicial interventions made one thing clear: the air was toxic, and the state was failing to control it. Faced with this reality, the government had two choices. Fix the problem or […]

North India State News

Delhi Smog Deepens as Air Quality Nears Severe Levels

By BPN News Desk December 13, 2025

Delhi and parts of the National Capital Region witnessed a sharp deterioration in air quality as dense smog blanketed the city, pushing pollution levels close to the severe category. The worsening conditions were recorded amid cold winter temperatures and low wind speeds, which prevented the dispersion of pollutants and led to a visible haze across […]

Expert Opinions Opinion

Stopping All Dusty Construction Work in December and January can cut AQI by 100 points

By BPN News Desk December 8, 2025

India treats winter pollution as an annual shock. Every December, headlines scream about toxic air, children cough, schools close, hospitals fill, and governments announce emergency measures. Then the wind changes in February and we forget everything. This cycle is not inevitable. It is engineered by inaction. Air pollution in winter is not a weather problem. […]

North India State News

Delhi Wakes Up To Very Poor AQI Amid Ethiopian Ash Cloud

By BPN News Desk November 25, 2025

The national capital recorded an overall Air Quality Index (AQI) of 362 on Tuesday morning, placing it firmly in the “very poor” category, as a thin layer of volcanic ash from the Hayli Gubbi Volcano eruption in Ethiopia passed overhead. Monitoring data showed some stations registering values above 400, such as Rohini at 416, while […]

North India State News

Delhi’s Air Quality at 278, Set to Slip to ‘Very Poor’

By BPN News Desk November 6, 2025

Delhi woke up on Thursday to a haze-covered skyline as the city’s Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded at 278, categorised as “poor”. According to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the air quality is expected to deteriorate into the “very poor” category by evening if weather conditions remain stagnant. Officials noted that […]