GRAP Stage- II revoked in Delhi NEW DELHI: The central government’s committee monitoring Delhi-NCR’s air quality has lifted Stage 2 restrictions under GRAP as pollution levels decreased due to suitable weather conditions. At 4 pm, Delhi’s 24-hour average air quality index was recorded at 186, well under the 300-mark that activates Stage 2 measures.In a…
NEW DELHI: Few can predict voter behaviour with any certainty and political analysts and psephologists will not disagree. The capital has shown quite resolutely over the years that it can live with the Centre-state dichotomy and all issues – howsoever stark and emotive – may not be of consequence to all individuals. A cumulative effect…
Delhi’s Pollution Forces Jamia and JNU to Switch to Virtual Classes NEW DELHI: In response to the severe air pollution that has enveloped Delhi, both Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) and Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) have decided to shift all classes to online mode to protect the health and safety of their students and staff.Jamia Millia…
NEW DELHI: As air quality in Delhi-NCR reached hazardous levels, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, Supreme Court Bar Association president Kapil Sibal on Monday urged Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna to transition all courts in the region to a complete virtual mode. The request came in response to the enforcement of Stage-IV (Severe+) measures…
NEW DELHI: The toxic haze hanging over NCR for past few days intensified on Sunday and Delhi’s average Air Quality Index deteriorated to the season’s worst of 441 at 4pm, well into the ‘severe’ zone, compared to 419 a day earlier. By 6pm, it had surpassed 450, reaching the ‘severe plus’ category, prompting Commission for…