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In several areas, pollution levels were more than 50 times higher than the World Health Organization's recommended safe limit ...

Delhi's air-quality index, or AQI, shot up past 1,000 on Monday, more than five times higher than Sarajevo, the second ...

Thick smog blanketed India's capital Thursday as the annual ritual of choking on incredibly polluted winter air took hold of New Delhi yet again. Authorities ordered many students to stay home as ...

Some schools had already shut last week because of pollution and the Delhi government said it was mulling over a lockdown to improve air quality as dense clouds of smog engulfed the city.

The toxic smog engulfing Delhi was visible from space as satellite images captured the Indian national capital’s “severe” air pollution crisis continuing for two consecutive days.

All primary schools in Delhi will close due to worsening air pollution, officials have announced. In a post on X, the Indian capital's chief minister, Atishi Marlena Singh, said classes will move ...

Delhi air pollution: The smog, combined with shallow to moderate fog and mist, led to reduced visibility during the morning hours. Delhi AQI today: A dense layer of smog enveloped Delhi ...

The toxic smog engulfing Delhi was visible from space as satellite images captured the Indian national capital’s “severe” air pollution crisis continuing for two consecutive days. Historical landmarks ...