India's capital city of Delhi has virtually shut down as air pollution hit "severe plus" levels, according to Indian government officials in its pollution control authority.

Delhi recorded air pollution more than 17 times above an acceptable level as worsening smog triggered curbs on trucking and shuttered construction sites and schools.

While Delhi continues to be covered in a thick layer of smog, vehicular pollution is a much discussed topic with the role of EVs reducing it in the future

Air pollution in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) is a major and chronic issue, with a multitude of local and regional factors aggravating it. Some major contributors to this pollution can be categorized into several key sources: Major Contributors to Air Pollution in Delhi 1.

Air quality in northern India has worsened over the past week, with New Delhi's AQI recording a reading of 465, classified as "severe plus category", on Sunday evening due to unfavourable meteorological conditions,

The Centre's air quality panel has announced stricter pollution control measures for the Delhi-NCR under Stage 4 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), effective from 8 am on Monday, including a b

The air quality in Delhi deteriorated, prompting GRAP IV restrictions. Schools for students up to Class 11 will switch to online learning, construction work will be banned, and only specific vehicles