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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 Government Forms Panel To Tackle Air Pollution

By BPN News Desk December 4, 2025

The Delhi government has formed a high-level panel to address the city’s deteriorating air quality. The committee will be chaired by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and will include senior ministers, department heads, and environmental experts. The move follows rising public health concerns as air quality levels continue to slip into the “very poor” category across […]

State News West India

Mumbai Activates GRAP-4 as Air Quality Turns Severe

By BPN News Desk December 1, 2025

Mumbai has enforced the highest level of pollution-control measures under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP-4) after air quality in several parts of the city deteriorated to the “severe” category. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said the restrictions were implemented after multiple monitoring stations recorded alarming spikes in PM2.5 and PM10 levels.

North India State News

Delhi Faces Severe Air Pollution Again

By BPN News Desk November 28, 2025

Delhi’s air quality deteriorated sharply on Friday morning, with the overall Air Quality Index touching around 384, placing it in the “very poor” range. Several monitoring stations reported AQI readings beyond 400, pushing many parts of the city into the “severe” category. Authorities said pollution levels had risen overnight due to weather conditions that trapped […]

North India State News

Delhi Clean‐Air Protest Turns Violent at India Gate

By BPN News Desk November 24, 2025

A protest against Delhi’s worsening air pollution turned violent on Sunday near India Gate and C-Hexagon when demonstrators allegedly attacked police officers with pepper spray. The crowd had gathered to demand urgent action against toxic air quality, but tensions escalated when protesters blocked roads and refused to disperse. Authorities detained 15 people involved in

North India State News

Supreme Court Rules Out Construction Ban In Delhi NCR

By BPN News Desk November 18, 2025

The Supreme Court of India has refused to impose a blanket ban on construction activities in Delhi NCR despite the region’s severe air-quality crisis. The bench led by Justice B R Gavai said that halting all construction work is not a practical solution and stressed the need for long-term measures rather than temporary restrictions. The […]

Health

Children Under 10 File 43% Of Pollution-Linked Insurance Claims

By BPN News Desk November 13, 2025

Children under the age of ten accounted for 43 percent of all health insurance claims related to air-pollution in India, based on a recent report by an insurance aggregator. The data shows that this age group far outpaces other age brackets in pollution-triggered health issues. Adults aged 31-40 contributed 14 percent of such claims, while […]

North India State News

Citizens Protest Toxic Air in Delhi

By BPN News Desk November 9, 2025

Hundreds of residents assembled at India Gate on Sunday to protest against the worsening air quality in the national capital, demanding urgent government action. The protest was triggered by the city entering the “red zone,” with the Air Quality Index (AQI) crossing 400 in several areas, indicating hazardous levels of pollution. Rally and Demands The […]

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 […]

North India State News

Delhi Air Quality Spurs Criticism from Priyanka Gandhi

By BPN News Desk November 2, 2025

Senior Congress leader ‎Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has strongly criticised the air quality in Delhi, calling the situation “awful” and urging the central government and the Delhi state government to act immediately. She returned to Delhi after travelling to her constituency and described the city as being covered by a “grey shroud” of pollution. Rising Pollution […]