The Delhi government has imposed a ban on BS-III petrol and BS-IV diesel four-wheelers from Friday, under Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP-III) to tackle the rising air pollution in the city. The government has also imposed a ₹20,

New Delhi’s air quality hit a ‘severe’ level for the first time this season, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) reaching 418 on Wednesday.

Delhi overtook Pakistan ’s Lahore as the world’s most polluted city in Swiss group IQAir’s live rankings, with an air quality index (AQI) score of more than 1,000, which is considered “hazardous”, but India ’s pollution authority said the AQI was around 350.

The Supreme Court, on Thursday, agreed to urgently list on November 18, a plea seeking enforcement of measures to check pollution in the national cap

Delhi is facing a pollution emergency as AQI exceeds 450. New restrictions, including diesel vehicle bans and school closures, are now in effect to combat the worsening air quality.

To combat the escalating air pollution, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has implemented Stage III of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) across Delhi-NCR.

Delhi's air quality remained "severe" for the second consecutive day, prompting authorities to implement stricter pollution control measures under Grap stage III. The hazardous smog forced schools to shift primary classes online.