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Delhi air quality dips into ‘Severe+’, GRAP 4 imposed again

NEW DELHI: Delhi’s air quality deteriorated significantly on Thursday, breaching the 400 mark and dipping into the ‘Severe+’ category. This drastic decline forced the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM), the Centre’s anti-pollution panel, to impose GRAP 4 restrictions in the national capital and its surrounding areas starting tonight.   Earlier in the day, the […]

Delhi-NCR schools to operate on hybrid mode, students say teachers are not well equipped

At North Campus, a student, Divya, said, "Poor AQI and air pollution are affecting education. We saw during COVID-19 times that online education is not that fruitful."

CAQM relaxes GRAP IV for educational institutions, boosts hybrid learning

NEW DELHI: The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) in NCR and Adjoining Areas has relaxed the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) IV norms for all educational institutions, including colleges, in response to the ongoing pollution crisis in Delhi. Announced on Monday, this move allows the option of online education wherever feasible, putting the choice in […]

Delhi AQI dips to ‘severe’ level, expert cites discrepancy in govt plans, farmer compliance

NEW DELHI: As the national capital grapples with deteriorating air quality, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has invoked the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) stage III in Delhi, supplementing the stage I and II measures already in effect. According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data for November 3, air quality stations […]

Delhi grapples with GRAP II as air quality turns ‘very poor’

Pollution curbs under Stage II of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) came into force in Delhi