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Delhi Tightens Pollution Curbs as Severe Air Spreads Ahead of Diwali

Authorities have imposed stricter restrictions across Delhi and the surrounding region as severe pollution spreads through neighbourhoods, with forecasts warning of worse air over the Diwali weekend.

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Key moments · 9

Stage II curbs bring dust controls and police checks

Business Line - Home ↗

Sirsa accuses Punjab government over stubble burning

Times now ↗

Delhi's average AQI reaches 379 on Wednesday morning

The Hindu ↗

Ten monitoring stations record severe pollution across Delhi

Indian Express ↗

Rohini reaches 474 as severe pollution spreads

Mint ↗

Authorities impose Stage III restrictions across entire NCR

NDTV India ↗

Forecast warns of severe air over Diwali weekend

Indian Express ↗

Reports show toxic smog and severe readings across Delhi

Times now ↗

CAQM invokes Stage III curbs ahead of Diwali

Hindustan Times ↗

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5 articles

  1. 589 Farm Fires In A Day: NASA Satellite Image Captures Widespread Stubble Burning Across North India
    Times now
  2. Delhi chokes in toxic haze as AQI hits 366, over 20 stations in severe zone
    India Today
  3. Delhi AQI Nears ‘Severe’ Ahead Of Diwali: Are GRAP-III Restrictions Enough To Fight Pollution? - News18
    News18
  4. Delhi Wakes Up To Toxic Smog As AQI Crosses 400 Mark In Several Areas, IIT Delhi At 442
    Times now
  5. CAQM invokes Grap-3 curbs in Delhi ahead of Diwali | Latest News Delhi - Hindustan Times
    Hindustan Times

29 articles

  1. New stations on periphery cloud AQI data in Delhi | Latest News Delhi - Hindustan Times
    Hindustan Times
  2. GRAP-3 in Delhi-NCR: Vehicle restrictions and more; what's allowed and what's not ahead of Diwali 2026
    Mint
  3. Delhi Chokes As AQI Soars Past 400; BJP-AAP Trade Blame As SC Demands Real Solutions | NWTK
    Times now
  4. Delhi: GRAP-3 curbs imposed as 26 monitoring stations record ‘severe’ air quality
    Scroll.in
  5. Air turns hazardous in New Delhi days before Diwali
    Al Jazeera

18 articles

  1. Delhi's toxic winter air is back - is the Indian capital prepared for pollution? - BBC
    BBC
  2. Delhi's toxic winter air is back - is the Indian capital prepared for pollution?
    BBC News - Science & Environment Science
  3. Parts of Delhi continues to reel under ‘severe’ air pollution
    The Hindu
  4. Delhi Caught In A Choke-Hold | Abki Baar, 400 Paar AQI! | Accountability Gone Up In Smoke? WATCH
    Times now
  5. Delhi Pollution: How Schools Can Prepare For A Bad-Air Day? Check Measures
    NDTV India

13 articles

  1. Delhi. Can’t breathe. can’t move; AQI inches closer to severe
    Times of India Top Stories
  2. Delhi Chokes on ‘Very Poor’ Air After Cleanest October in Years
    Mint
  3. Toxic air pollution surges in Indian capital
    World News CNA
  4. Delhi air quality worsens ahead of Diwali as firework restrictions enter force
    BBC News - Science & Environment Science
  5. Haryana's air turns toxic ahead of Diwali: AQI crosses 300 in 5 cities; Bahadurgarh among worst hit - The Times of India
    The Times of India

19 articles

  1. Delhi AQI hits 287-day low as Punjab farm fires spike; Sirsa targets AAP government
    Indian Express
  2. Delhi Air Quality Worsens, Stubble Burning Share May Top 22%
    NDTV India
  3. Delhi AQI reaches 331 on Nov 3 while some stations cross 400: Which areas are worst affected today?
    Mint
  4. As New Delhi’s air turns toxic again, people complain of unaffordable air purification products
    The Hindu - Technology
  5. Lahore, Delhi choke as air pollution spikes in parts of South Asia
    World News CNA