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Supreme Court asks the government not to allow scaling down of the preventive measures without its prior permission

Despite stringent measures to curb pollution, Delhi remains engulfed in smog, with locals describing the city as a gas chamber

As of 7:30 am, the city's average AQI reached 430, marking a second day of hazardous pollution levels

A layer of smog covered national capital and air quality was recorded in "very poor" category with an average AQI of 358 at 9 am

Data from the CPCB's Sameer App shows that air quality at Bawana and New Moti Bagh stations in severe category with readings of 409

CPCB's Sameer app data, which provides hourly AQI updates, showed that out of 38 monitoring stations, 18 were in the 'severe' category with readings above 400

The minimum temperature in Delhi was recorded at 18.0 degrees Celsius, 3.7 notches warmer than usual

Areas including Anand Vihar (433), Ashok Vihar (410), Rohini (411), and Vivek Vihar (426) registered AQI levels above 400

The national capital's Air Quality Index was recorded at 369 at 9 am, a significant rise from 290 on Saturday

According to the Central Pollution and Control Board CPCB, the average air quality index (AQI) in the capital Delhi till 7:30 am remains at 361

Apex Court also slams Commission for Air Quality Management, says it made no effort to implement its direction to prevent such incidents

Notably one of the accused Kamal Maurya (32) worked at a mobile tower who is believed to be the leader of this gang, the officer said.

The surge in passenger numbers solidifies DMRC's position as a crucial mass transit backbone for the National Capital Region (NCR).

A 6.1 magnitude earthquake reported from Afghanistan.

The National Centre for Seismology has reported that the quake occurred at a depth of 5 kilometers.

The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) is organizing its Raising Day Parade outside the National Capital Region (NCR) at National Industrial Security Academy (NISA) in Hyderabad on March 12.

Hyderabad: While most of the traditional crimes declined in the year 2021, the ‘servant theft cases’ involving Nepali gangs increased in the tri-commissionerates of Hyderabad, Cyberabad and Rachakonda. At least ten gangs of Nepali nationals involved in stealing from the house of their employers were arrested in Hyderabad in 2021. The property stolen was valued […]

Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said the state has asked the Centre that only the area up to 100 km should be kept in National Capital Region (NCR) radius and the area beyond will be developed by the state on its own level. “When the NCR was formed, people thought that they would […]

The Centre has set a target to cut air pollution by 20-30% by 2024 but the approach has been piecemeal

In many places of Delhi as well as NCR, the vehicular movement was slow due to water logging.