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Noida: A Jewar farmer was issued a notice by the agriculture department after a satellite detected a fire on his land on Oct 20. The blaze was initially flagged as stubble burning, but a physical inspection the following day found it was garbage being burned, not crop residue.Deputy director of agriculture Rajeev Kumar said the farmer had burnt some garbage, including minor agricultural waste. "Though not stubble burning, the notice was issued as a precaution under the district's intensified far ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Delhi Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) president Saurabh Bhardwaj on Wednesday alleged that four government agencies "worked together" to manipulate the national capital's air quality data on the night of Diwali, terming it a "criminal act" following reports that an Air Quality Index (AQI) reading of 1763 was recorded at the Nehru Nagar monitoring station before it was shut down.Speaking to ANI, Bhardwaj said, "They are corrupt and criminals, what they have done is a criminal act... Four differe ...Read More >
Patiala, Oct 22 (PTI) Punjab Minister Balbir Singh lambasted Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Wednesday for his "illogical" criticism of the AAP dispensation in the border state for the haze in the national capital, saying Punjab has recorded a 60-70 per cent reduction in stubble burning incidents. As Delhi remained blanketed by haze with air quality in the "very poor" category, the BJP-led Delhi government blamed Punjab's stubble burning for the situation in the national cap ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Oct 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Punjab government on Wednesday claimed that sustained efforts by the civil administration and the police to prevent stubble burning have yielded significant results, with the state witnessing a near four-fold reduction in farm fire cases this year compared to the same period in the previous two years. According to official data compiled from September 15 to October 21, the state has recorded a mere 415 cases of farm fires in 2025. "This marks a staggerin ...Read More >
Delhi's air quality nosedived on Monday (October 20, 2025), the Deepavali afternoon, as pollution levels at 31 out of 38 monitoring stations redlined at 'very poor', and 'severe' at three stations. According to the SAMEER app by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Delhi recorded an overall AQI of 334 at noon, compared to 339 at 9 a.m. Delhi CM Rekha Gupta appeals for green crackers as AQI crosses 300 Thirty-one monitoring stations reported air quality in the 'very poor' category with ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) Two days after Diwali, the air in Delhi and its neighbouring cities turned dangerously toxic, with the national capital recording an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 353, placing it firmly in the 'Very Poor' category. According to the latest Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) bulletin issued at 4 p.m. on Wednesday (October 22), Delhi's air was laden with PM2.5 particles -- the most harmful pollutant for human lungs. The situation was even more alarming in satel ...Read More >
New Delhi: Delhi Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) President Saurabh Bhardwaj on Wednesday alleged that four government agencies "worked together" to manipulate the national capital's air quality data on the night of Diwali, terming it a "criminal act" following reports that an Air Quality Index (AQI) reading of 1763 was recorded at the Nehru Nagar monitoring station before it was shut down. Speaking to ANI, Bhardwaj said, "They are corrupt and criminals, what they have done is a criminal act... Four diffe ...Read More >
New Delhi: Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Wednesday accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) of scapegoating Diwali for the capital's rising pollution levels, alleging that the opposition's narrative is a ploy to appease a "particular vote bank" by pushing for a ban on the festival's traditions, including diyas and crackers. "Aam Aadmi Party is fully focused on proving that the pollution here in Delhi is due to Diwali. This is because they have a particular vote bank, whom they wa ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 22 (ANI): Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa ignited a fiery political clash by calling AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal "anpadh" (illiterate) in response to AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj's tweet mocking the BJP's claims that Punjab's stubble burning fuels Delhi's pollution crisis. Sirsa's retort came after Bharadwaj's Tuesday post on X, which sarcastically dismissed the link between Punjab's farm fires and Delhi's hazardous air quality, citing Punjab's AQI of 1 ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 22 (ANI): Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa ignited a fiery political clash by calling AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal "anpadh" (illiterate) in response to AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj's tweet mocking the BJP's claims that Punjab's stubble burning fuels Delhi's pollution crisis. Sirsa's retort came after Bharadwaj's Tuesday post on X, which sarcastically dismissed the link between Punjab's farm fires and Delhi's hazardous air quality, citing Punjab's AQI of 1 ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 22 (ANI): Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa intensified the political blame game over the capital's worsening air quality, accusing the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-led Punjab government of "forcing" farmers to burn crop residue despite central incentives, with a surge in incidents timed to spike pollution post-Diwali. "In Punjab, the Aam Aadmi Party is in power. Farmers don't want to burn stubble. They even get paid for it now, so that they don't burn it. But ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 22 (ANI): Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Wednesday alleged that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is attempting to hold "Diwali, Hindus, and Sanatanis" responsible for Delhi's air pollution, calling it a "sin" to link the festival with the capital's worsening air quality. In an interview with ANI, Sirsa lashed out at AAP for what he described as a politically motivated attempt to ban Hindu religious practices, saying, "It's not the crackers..The Aam Aadmi ...Read More >
Chandigarh: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday hit back at Delhi minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa for blaming the AAP govt in Punjab for the toxic haze over the national capital, accusing him of trying to defame the state's farmers with "false claims." Earlier in the day, Sirsa alleged that Punjab forced farmers to burn a record amount of paddy stubble on Diwali night. Showing videos purportedly of burning crop residue in Punjab, Sirsa alleged that the highest number of stubble-burning incidents ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 21: The air quality in Delhi plummeted on Tuesday post Diwali as residents flouted the Supreme Court-mandated time slots for bursting of firecrackers, even as the city government blamed the AAP dispensation in Punjab for the toxic haze over the national capital alleging forced stubble burning last night. The city recorded its worst air quality on Tuesday since 2021, with PM2.5 levels reaching 488 micrograms per cubic metre in the 24 hours after Diwali, more than three times the p ...Read More >
New Delhi: Firecracker emissions may have contributed between 30% and 40% to the city's pollution on Diwali, with calm conditions primarily worsening the impact and delaying recovery, say experts. According to Gufran Beig, founder of System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR) and chair professor at National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), a preliminary visual analysis of data indicates that pollution levels rose steeply between 9 pm on Monday and 5 am on Tuesday, wh ...Read More >
Noida: With the ban on firecrackers lifted for the first time in five years, Delhi-NCR experienced a sharp surge in pollution levels this Diwali, with both Noida and Ghaziabad recording 'very poor' air quality. This was also the worst Diwali AQI to be recorded in the two cities in the last three years, even though pollution levels didn't worsen after the festival.Experts said moderate winds of around 10 km per hour and warmer afternoons -- maximum temperature was recorded around 33 degrees Celsi ...Read More >
Bathinda: Amidst the ongoing debate over the contribution of stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana to the worsening air quality in the National Capital Region (NCR) at the onset of winter, Climate Trends, a research-based consultancy, has analysed centrally sourced data about the impact of stubble burning on Delhi's PM2.5. This comparative analysis covers Oct 2024 versus Oct 2025.The data underscores that reducing farm fires alone can yield immediate benefits, but structural air quality gains re ...Read More >
New Delhi: Environment minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said on Tuesday that conditions were not feasible for cloud seeding, so govt would wait for adequate moisture to complete the process. He had earlier said govt would explore cloud seeding as an option a day after Diwali to fix pollution levels.Addressing a press conference, the minister claimed that the spike in pollution levels this year was less compared to previous years. There was only a marginal spike in AQI levels from 345 to 351 on Diw ...Read More >
New Delhi- Delhi recorded its worst post-Diwali air quality in four years on Tuesday, with PM2.5 levels peaking at 675 micrograms per cubic metre late Monday night. The city was enveloped in a thick grey haze as pollution levels surged sharply following Diwali celebrations, while the BJP government blamed stubble burning in Punjab rather than firecrackers. The city's 24-hour average Air Quality Index (AQI) on Diwali reached 345, higher than last year's 330, and remained above 350 for several ho ...Read More >
India's capital New Delhi was shrouded in a thick, toxic haze on Monday as air pollution levels soared to more than 16 times the World Health Organization's recommended daily maximum. New Delhi and its sprawling metropolitan region -- home to more than 30 million people -- are regularly ranked among the world's most polluted capitals, with acrid smog blanketing the skyline each winter. Cooler air traps pollutants close to the ground, creating a deadly mix of emissions from crop burning, factor ...Read More >
Delhi witnessed a heavy grey haze, reduced visibility, and 'very poor' air today. ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * Delhi woke to toxic air after Diwali despite pollution curbs in place * AAP accused BJP Delhi government of failing to control pollution and making excuses * BJP blamed stubble burning in neighbouring states and residents bursting crackers Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mode New Delhi: As Delhi woke up to toxic air the morn ...Read More >
Delhi AQI Level: Delhi residents woke up on Tuesday to heavy grey haze darkening the city skies, reduced visibility and the air quality in the 'red zone' after many celebrated Diwali last night by bursting firecrackers beyond the two-hour limit set by the Supreme Court. According to a Central Pollution Control Bureau (CPCB) bulletin, Delhi's Air Quality Index (AQI) was 'very poor', with a reading of 352 at 8 am. It was 346 at 5 am, 347 at 6 am and 351 at 7 am. The toxic choked smog sky seemed ...Read More >
New Delhi and its sprawling metropolitan region -- home to more than 30 million people -- are regularly ranked among the world's most polluted capitals, with acrid smog blanketing the skyline each winter. Cooler air traps pollutants close to the ground, creating a deadly mix of emissions from crop burning, factories and heavy traffic. But pollution has also spiked due to days of fireworks set off to mark Diwali, the major Hindu festival of lights, which culminates on Monday night. The Supreme ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Oct 20 (PTI) The number of stubble burning incidents in Punjab has reached 308, with Tarn Taran and Amritsar districts accounting for the majority of such cases, according to the Punjab Pollution Control Board data. At 113, Tarn Taran district has witnessed maximum stubble burning cases in Punjab so far, followed by Amritsar with 104 cases, as many farmers continue to burn crop residue, ignoring the state government's appeals to stop the practice. Stubble burning in Punjab and Harya ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, Oct 20 -- India's capital New Delhi was shrouded in a thick, toxic haze today as air pollution levels soared to more than 16 times the World Health Organisation's recommended daily maximum. New Delhi and its sprawling metropolitan region -- home to more than 30 million people -- are regularly ranked among the world's most polluted capitals, with acrid smog blanketing the skyline each winter. Cooler air traps pollutants close to the ground, creating a deadly mix of emissions from cro ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Residents of the Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) woke up to toxic air on Monday morning with the Air Quality Index (AQI) falling to the "very poor" category. According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the national Capital recorded an AQI of 335 at 8 am on Diwali morning after people burst crackers on the eve of the festival of lights, causing severe noise pollution and blanketing Delhi-NCR in smoke. The CPCB's forecast for the coming days in ...Read More >
Delhi AQI: As Diwali festivities began on Monday, Delhi's air quality crisis has deepened, prompting the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) in the National Capital Region (NCR) and adjoining areas to impose Stage-II of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) on Sunday with immediate effect. As of 4 pm on Sunday, the national capital recorded an AQI of 296 according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). However, this was not the first day that the air quality in Delhi worsened, ...Read More >
As AQI reached above 300 in certain areas of the city, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) held a meeting to review winter preparedness and implementation of air pollution control measures in the National Capital Region and adjoining areas. The commission reviewed the implementation of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) and statutory directions related to vehicular emissions, industrial emissions and stubble burning. The direction, issued this month, which authorised Deputy Co ...Read More >
Bathinda: The country's primary clean-air body has significantly widened its fight against crop residue burning beyond the traditional hotspots of Punjab and Haryana, instructing authorities in Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan to intensify monitoring and authorising local magistrates to file criminal complaints against govt officials who fail to stop farmers from torching their fields.The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) issued the directive after a full commission meeting on Oct 17, now ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The impact of additional emissions due to firecrackers on Diwali is likely to stay in the air through most of the week due to calm wind conditions, with no respite from extremely toxic air likely until at least Friday, weather analysts said.According to the forecast by the Air Quality Early Warning System (AQEWS), further deterioration of air quality to the higher end of the 'very poor' category is expected by Diwali day, and to 'severe' levels by Tuesday."The air quality is very like ...Read More >
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