Rai alleged that while the AAP dispensation is doing its part to control the situation, the BJP-led governments in Delhi's neighbouring states remain inactive. The Delhi government has directed the health department to form a special task force at LNJP ...

The BJP has criticized the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government, holding it accountable for the worsening air quality in Delhi. Highlighting issues such as delayed implementation of pollution control measures and ineffective policies,

India's capital city of Delhi has virtually shut down as air pollution hit "severe plus" levels, according to Indian government officials in its pollution control authority.

Delhi recorded air pollution more than 17 times above an acceptable level as worsening smog triggered curbs on trucking and shuttered construction sites and schools.

Around 8.1 million deaths worldwide in 2021 were attributable to air pollution, of which 2.1 million were in India alone