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Delhi's air quality remains in the severe category, prompting strict measures across the NCR. Authorities have enacted Stage III of GRAP, affecting construction, transportation, and school operations to combat deteriorating air quality.

As the national capital continues to gasp under a thick layer of smog, a war of words erupted between BJP and AAP over the government's handling of the pollution crisis.

In 2023 alone, in just Delhi, more than 17,000 people died from the pollution. We must study alternative people-centric models of development to curb this menace

Delhi's smog is no longer just an environmental crisis; it is a political one.

The central government on Tuesday implemented stricter anti-pollution measures across the Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) by activating Stage III of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP).

The clip captures them hurling abuses, grabbing each other by the collar, and exchanging punches and slaps.

The Graded Response Action Plan is a framework that guides emergency measures to combat air pollution in Delhi-NCR. It classifies air quality into four escalating stages.

GRAP III pollution curbs in Delhi-NCR as air quality index breaches 400, enters severe category

The India Gate protest indicates a possible and potential rupture in that paralysis. It reframes pollution not just as an administrative lapse but also as a political betrayal, and clean air as a non-negotiable right.