In a sharp remark slamming the politicising of the air crisis, the Supreme Court said that, the choking air quality is responsible for the "murder of people's health".It also asked the state governments to take steps to stop stubble burning.

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The Indian government on Sunday sounded a high alert in the wake of worsening air pollution in Delhi and its adjoining areas, as it issued a series of measures to curb smog in the national capital city.

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With winter just around the corner, Delhi has once again been enveloped in a thick layer of smog as the air quality plummeted to 'severe' category. Here are some of the things that you need to know about the situation.

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With winter just around the corner, Delhi has once again been enveloped in a thick layer of smog as the air quality plummeted to 'severe' category. On November 6, Monday, East Delhi's air quality breached the 999 mark.

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Poor air quality continues to engulf the Indian capital Delhi and its nearby regions, with Air Quality Index (AQI) showing no signs of improvement. On Monday, the AQI stood above the 400 mark in the ‘critical’ category, according to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR).

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Bangladesh cricket team cancelled their training session in Delhi on Friday (Nov 3) after poor Air Quality Index (AQI) prevented them from taking guards at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.

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People in New Delhi woke up to a thick layer of toxic haze on Friday, and some schools were ordered to be shut for two days as the air quality index (AQI) entered the "severe" category in several parts of the Indian capital. A filthy smog forms over Delhi every winter as cold, heavy air traps construction dust, vehicle emissions and smoke from crop stubble burning in neighbouring states, causing a surge in respiratory illnesses among the city's 20 million people.

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The air quality in the national capital took a nosedive on Friday morning, slipping into the 'Very Poor' category as the Air Quality Index (AQI) reached 600, up from 302 recorded on Sunday afternoon, according to data provided by SAFAR-India.

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A thick 'apocalyptic haze' engulfed India’s capital Delhi for the third consecutive day on Thursday (Nov 2), with air quality deteriorating to ‘hazardous’ level and residents gasping for fresh air.

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Air quality index (AQI) in India's capital city, Delhi has remained in the 'very poor' category for the fifth consecutive day. The overall air quality index (AQI) stood at 373, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) on Wednesday.

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Air quality index (AQI) in India's capital city, Delhi is in the 'very poor' category for the fifth consecutive day. The overall air quality index (AQI) stood at 373, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) on Wednesday.

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India's major metropolitan cities, New Delhi and Mumbai are experiencing the worst air quality of the year. In the national capital, New Delhi, the air quality continued to remain in the "very poor" category for the fourth day in a row.

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The air quality in India's national capital New Delhi, along with Gurugram and Noida, continued to remain in the "very poor" category for the third day in a row.

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India's national capital Delhi is bracing for the smog in winters in coming two months, and considering this CM Arvind Kejriwal has come up with a 15 points plan to deal with air pollution.

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Air quality index (AQI) in India's capital city has plummeted again, and Delhi has returned to breathing polluted air. Meanwhile, there has been a spike in the cancer-causing pollutant PM 2.

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Pollution has made the air of India's capital New Delhi and the surrounding regions unbreathable. The toxic air poses multiple severe health complications to those who are breathing it, including children, adults elderly, and also animals.

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As the air quality in India's capital New Delhi and surrounding regions remain severe due to pollution, people lean towards buying air purifiers that can be very expensive also.

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New Delhi's Environment Minister, Gopal Rai, announced that the primary schools in India's capital city will reopen from Wednesday (November 9) as there is a slight improvement in the air quality in the region.

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The air pollution is one of the most environmental health crises of our times and according to the United Nations, it is in fact responsible for an estimated 7 million premature deaths every single year. Meanwhile, it is not less than a punishment to live in the national capital with this pollution.

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On Thursday, nearly all monitoring stations in the Indian capital saw the air quality index (AQI) break the "severe" and "dangerous" classifications, prompting calls for the closure of schools.

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In the wake of deteriorating air quality, the Indian capital Delhi has prohibited construction and demolition activities. On Monday, the air quality index (AQI) was 415 in the Anand Vihar area of Delhi– more than eight times the “good” level, according to the Central Pollution Control Board.

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Every year post the Diwali festival, the national capital Delhi is seen clouded with hazardous and unbreathable air. And it is squarely blamed either on stubble burning, as it coincides with crop harvesting season and fireworks.

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Authorities on Friday advised people to limit outdoor activities and told government and private offices to cut vehicle use by at least 30 per cent as air quality in Delhi-NCR inched towards the emergency level amid a rise in emissions from farm fires and unfavourable meteorological conditions.

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