Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa announced on Saturday that the government will stop supplying fuel to vehicles older than 15 years after March 31, as part of efforts to combat air pollution in the capital
Delhi is experiencing a rise in temperature, with the maximum temperature expected to reach 27.5°C and the minimum at 10.7°C. The sky will remain clear with no chances of drizzle.
The pollution of River Yamuna became a focal point during the Delhi elections 2025. The Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party failed to fulfil its promise of cleaning the Yamuna and was voted out of power.
Addressing a press conference at the party’s Delhi office, Dikshit, attacking the AAP government, said that to blame stubble burning for Delhi’s air pollution on the farmers of neighbouring states was not justified.
The Supreme Court will expand its focus on air pollution to other cities in India during a hearing scheduled for Thursday.
All eyes on IMD's forecast for light rain on November 27
Expressing hope, Rai said, if similar measures will be taken in all states across north India, the impact will be visible in Delhi."
The country's capital has become a carbon camber and people are gasping for fresh air, on Friday a layer of haze has covered the city completely, and the air quality was recorded in the 'severe' category in several parts of Delhi.
Nothing concrete after the implementation of CNG in Delhi and construction of a maze of flyovers since then, has been attempted, Saxena alleged.
The study revealed that the fine particulate matter (i.e., PM10 and PM2.5) monitored during pre-Diwali, Diwali and post-Diwali days in 2023 were above the National Ambient Air Quality Standards of 100 µg/m3 and 60 µg/m3.
