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.

Hello readers. With Delhi’s air quality in the 'severe' zone for the second consecutive day, the Commission for Air Quality Management on Thursday had imposed a set of the stringent regulatory measures including a complete halt on construction and demolition activities while directing the authorities to stop a large number of inter-state buses and trucks outside the national capital.