The annual calamity that winter smog now is proves the National Capital Region requires a sustained, all-year-long action plan rather than reactionary responses

After taking several measures to curb air pollution, the authorities under GRAP-4, urged the elderly, children and those with respiratory, cardiovascular, or other chronic diseases to avoid outdoor activities and stay indoors,

Delhi's air quality has plunged to "severe-plus," triggering GRAP IV restrictions and impacting travel. Flights and trains are experiencing delays and cancellations due to low visibility. Travellers are advised to stay updated on schedules,

India’s capital region, Delhi, has virtually come to a halt as air pollution levels reached a “severe plus” category, creating what officials have described as a public health emergency.

Residents in India's northern states woke up to another day of poor air quality on Tuesday, as a layer of dense fog shrouded most of the region, and pollution in the capital Delhi remained severe. India battles air pollution every winter as cold,

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.

Delhi ’s government imposed the most stringent set of restrictions on the movement of vehicles and people as the toxic smog enveloping the Indian capital worsened on Monday. The city’s average air quality index was 457 in the morning,