Every year, Delhi and northern states battle hazardous air during the winter months of October to January due to plummeting temperatures, smoke, dust, low wind speed, vehicular emissions and crop stubble burning. This time, experts say that the condition is likely to get worse in the coming days.

Delhi’s air quality has reached "severe" levels, marking the worst AQI nationwide in the past 24 hours. Beyond respiratory and cardiovascular impacts, experts highlight the effect of air pollution on mental health,

Air pollution in India's national capital increased to 'severe' on an official index on Wednesday for the first time this season as temperatures and wind speeds dropped, reducing visibility and affecting some flights.

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 toxic smog that has enveloped India's capital worsened on Wednesday morning as temperatures and wind speeds dropped, reducing visibility and affecting flights. Delhi overtook Pakistan's Lahore as the world's most polluted city in Swiss group IQAir's live rankings,