Lahore, the capital of Pakistan's Punjab province, has seen its air quality plummet to hazardous levels, earning it the rank of the world's most polluted

Delhi NCR is implementing GRAP Stage 3 measures due to severe air pollution, halting non-essential construction and restricting vehicle use. BS-III petrol and BS-IV diesel vehicles are banned, impacting transportation.

Dr. Bajaj also revealed that air pollution is responsible for affecting lung development by causing premature birth, low birth weight or impairing the development of the immune system.

Delhi air quality plummets to alarming levels every year in the winter. The air quality in the capital remains in the 'severe' category prompting the authorities to impose the third stage of GRAP.

The Sub-Committee on GRAP has imposed stage III of the revised GRAP in the entire Delhi-NCR from 8 am on Friday. There will be a strict ban on construction and demolition activities, road construction,

Authorities are considering switching to online classes for children up to Class V to reduce exposure to harmful air quality.

With Delhi's AQI crossing the 400-mark, the Aam Aadmi Party government has swung into action to keep schools childrens safe.

GRAP stage 3 will come into force at 8am on Friday. The Delhi government announced that classes for primary schools will be shifted to online.

The Air Quality Index in Delhi has reached the 'severe' level on Thursday, prompting the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) to enforce GRAP-III in the national capital region.

As of early Thursday morning, the AQI at key locations like Anand Vihar, Bawana, Dwarka Sector 8, and Jahangirpuri surpassed 400, entering the "severe" category.

Amid worsening air quality, Delhi chief minister Atishi on Thursday announced that primary schools in Delhi will hold online classes until further directions are given. “Due to rising pollution levels,