HealthDelhi-NCR hospitals report more patients with breathing difficulties, coughs and asthma as post-Diwali air pollution worsens, while a dedicated pollution clinic at Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital saw no patients on a Monday visit.
EnvironmentNew Delhi's average air quality index was a very poor 376 on Sunday, with 463 at Jahangirpuri. Forecasters expect severe pollution for several days from 9 November.
EnvironmentThe Arabian Sea has long shielded Mumbai from pollution, but in 2026 the city's AQI has topped Delhi's for the second time; slow winds, rubbish burning and firecrackers are to blame, experts say.
EnvironmentRain cut fine particulate pollution by about a fifth, but levels rebounded above the pre-rain baseline within 48 hours, showing how high Delhi's base emissions are.
Daily lifeAfter a restaurant charged Rs 1,050-1,100 a head for a buffet listed online at Rs 1,500 'cost for two', a Delhi consumer commission ordered it and an online booking platform to pay a diner Rs 100,000 in compensation.
EnvironmentFrom 1 November 2026 to 31 January 2027, half of Delhi's office staff will work from home, non-BS-VI vehicles from outside will face entry limits and construction will be curbed, under India's winter pollution plan.
EnvironmentDelhi's 2026-27 winter action plan requires 2,354 targeted industries to connect continuous emission monitors and fit pollution-control devices, tightens the particulate norm to 50 mg per cubic metre and closes defaulters.
The UN human rights office has sought to intervene as a "friend of the court" in a Supreme Court challenge to India's amended citizenship law, deeply embarrassing Delhi.
