Air Pollution

Come winter and the national capital wakes up with thick smog and severely low air quality, which cripples the city and poses serious health challenges. The directions given by the Delhi government and the Directorate of Education to ensure work from home and to run classes in schools in hybrid…

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Updated 21 December 2025 at 18:12 IST N95 masks, also called N95 respirators, are personal protective equipment (PPE) that filter airborne particles such as bacteria and viruses. The term N95 means the mask blocks at least 95% of airborne particles. Fact Check: Are N95 Masks Effective Against Air Pollution? |…

A government school principal said that from Class 6 onwards, about 30-35% of students come to school, 10-20% attend online, and nearly half are absent. | Photo Credit: File Photo As air pollution forces schools to halt or restrict physical classes, parents and teachers voice growing concerns that these quick…

A fuel station worker checking for Pollution Under Control (PUC) certificate as the ban on entry of non-Delhi private vehicles below BS-VI standards came into force in the national capital on Thursday. | Photo Credit: ANI Over one lakh vehicle owners applied for pollution under control (PUC) certificates in the…

AQI has no direct link to lung diseases, says minister Kirti Vardhan Singh in Rajya Sabha. | Image: Republic and X New Delhi: As Delhi-NCR continues to grapple with hazardous air quality, Union Minister of State for Environment Kirti Vardhan Singh sparked nationwide concern after he informed the Parliament that…

New Delhi: The government on Friday accused the Opposition of "stalling" the debate in Parliament on air pollution, alleging that some MPs displayed "unacceptable behaviour" during the discussion on the rural jobs guarantee Bill and conveyed that they did not want any discussion on the health hazards in the national…

NEW DELHI: Union environment minister Bhupender Yadav on Thursday said the govt was taking multiple measures to deal with the problem of air pollution and results of the steps being taken would be visible in the coming years. Speaking at Times Network's India Economic Conclave (IEC), Yadav said though the…

The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to interfere with the Delhi government’s decision to shift students up to Class V from a hybrid system to fully online classes, citing the serious health risks posed by air pollution to younger children and holding that such choices are best left to policymakers.…

The Delhi government on Monday directed all schools in the capital to shift from hybrid learning to fully online classes for students up to Class V, citing a sharp deterioration in air quality and health concerns linked to rising pollution levels. Earlier, schools in Delhi had been permitted to run…