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For today’s episode of Aaj Ka AQI, Newslaundry visited the famous Lodhi Garden in central Delhi. The nearest CPCB air quality monitoring station pegged the AQI at 283 in the ‘poor’ category, while our own monitor showed 336, in the ‘very poor’ category. 

For today’s episode of Aaj Ka AQI, Newslaundry visited the Qutub Minar – a landmark heritage site in the national capital. The nearest CPCB air quality monitoring station pegged the AQI at 317 in the “very poor” category, while our own monitor showed 380.

As winter deepens, New Delhi is once again losing the fight for breath. Every winter, Delhi continues to choke under hazardous air — and this year is no exception. On November 18, the Central Pollution Control Board’s (CPCB’s) 24-hour bulletin recorded a city-wide Air Quality Index (AQI) of 374, placing Delhi…

As diplomats from 175 countries convene for a plastics showdown in Geneva, India’s negotiators arrive armed with a playbook shaped less by environmental urgency and more by industry whispers.

What happens to your old phone or fridge once you’re done with it? Maybe you sold it, maybe passed it on, or maybe it’s just gathering dust. When it finally breaks down, you’d hope it’s recycled responsibly: its toxic parts removed, with no harm to the environment or human health.…

The Delhi government plans to install 150 outdoor purifiers at Nehru Park to filter out PM2.5. Last month, Delhi environment minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa announced that the decision was based on “successful” trials in four locations in the city.

Air conditioner manufacturer Johnson Controls-Hitachi, now owned by the Bosch group in India, has allowed bids from recyclers far below the government-mandated floor price for e-waste, copies of internal records seen by Newslaundry show.

For this episode of Aaj Ka AQI, Newslaundry reached the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change on World Environment Day. The AQI at the nearest monitoring station was pegged at 137 or in the moderate category, as per the CPCB data. 

For this episode of Aaj Ka AQI, Newslaundry reached the Hauz Rani City Forest – among the several green spaces in South Delhi. Despite the green cover, the AQI at the nearest monitoring station was pegged at 155 or in the moderate category. As per CPCB data, PM2.5 levels were…