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Aaj Ka AQI: Environment ministry’s progress on cleaning India’s air

A recent report revealed that levels of particulate concentration in 33 cities covered under the National Clean Air Programme had shot up in the last financial year.

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April 7, 2025: All is not well with Delhi’s pollution checking centres

For this episode of Aaj Ka AQI, Newslaundry visits a pollution checking centre that issues PUC certificates to vehicles in Delhi’s Green Park area. The air pollution reading meters showed that the PM 2.5 level hovered around 120 while PM 10 was around 140 in the area – much higher…

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April 3, 2025: Delhi’s air monitoring data is unreliable

For this episode of Aaj Ka AQI, Newslaundry visits the National Institute of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases, which has one of the 38 continuous ambient air quality monitoring stations in Delhi. The PM 2.5 level was 21 and PM 10 hovered around 24. At 143, the AQI was in the…

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March 28, 2025: Delhi’s toxic air taking a toll on children

For this episode of Aaj Ka AQI, Newslaundry visits a government school in South Delhi’s RK Puram. On Friday, PM 2.5 and PM10 levels hovered around 44 outside the school.

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March 24, 2025: Parliament’s impact on pollution fight

Newslaundry goes to Parliament House for this episode of Aaj Ka AQI. On Monday, the air detector pegged PM2.5 levels at over 130 while PM10 hovered around 150 at the spot.

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Feb 13, 2025: How breathable is the air at Delhi’s iconic India Gate?

For episode 26 of Aaj Ka AQI, Newslaundry visited India Gate to take stock of the Capital’s air quality.

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Feb 10, 2025: What is Delhi’s Municipal Corporation doing to fix the capital’s air?

Today on Aaj Ka AQI, Avdhesh Kumar took stock of Delhi’s air outside the headquarters of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi. The PM 2.5 levels ranged between 200 and 210, PM 10 between 230 and 240, and the pollution level was officially categorised as ‘serious’.

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Feb 3, 2025: Can the finance minister do anything to fix Delhi’s very poor AQI?

For episode 23 of Aaj Ka AQI, Newslaundry went to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s residence at Safdarjung Road on Monday.

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Delhi’s air quality nears 400-mark again. What has AAP done to fix the problem?

For episode 22 of Aaj Ka AQI, Newslaundry went to the AAP headquarters in central Delhi on Thursday.

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Jan 27, 2025: Aaj Ka AQI from Congress headquarters

Aaj Ka AQI is a new show aimed at fixing accountability for a solution to India’s air crisis. For episode 21, Newslaundry went to the Congress headquarters at Kotla Marg in Delhi.

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Jan 23, 2025: Aaj Ka AQI from BJP’s Delhi office

Aaj Ka AQI is a new show aimed at fixing accountability for a solution to India’s air crisis. For episode 20, Newslaundry went to the BJP’s Delhi unit office on Thursday.

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Jan 17, 2025: Aaj Ka AQI from the union environment ministry

Aaj Ka AQI is a new show aimed at fixing accountability for a solution to India’s air crisis. For episode 18, Newslaundry went to the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change on Friday.

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Jan 16, 2025: Aaj Ka AQI from Arvind Kejriwal’s house

Aaj Ka AQI is a new show aimed at fixing accountability for a solution to India’s air crisis. For episode 17, Newslaundry went to the temporary residence of former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday.

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Jan 15, 2025: Aaj Ka AQI from women and child development minister’s home

Aaj Ka AQI is a new show aimed at fixing accountability for a solution to India’s air crisis. For episode 16, Newslaundry went to the residence of Annpurna Devi, Kodarma MP and Union Minister of Women and Child Development, on Wednesday.

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Jan 14, 2025: Aaj Ka AQI from Lok Sabha Speaker’s home

Aaj Ka AQI is a new show aimed at fixing accountability for a solution to India’s air crisis. For episode 15, Newslaundry visited Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla’s home on Tuesday.

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Jan 13, 2025: Aaj Ka AQI from BJP MP Manoj Tiwari’s home

Aaj Ka AQI is a new show aimed at fixing accountability for a solution to India’s air crisis. For episode 14, Newslaundry visited BJP Northeast Delhi MP Manoj Tiwari’s home on Monday.

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Jan 10, 2025: Aaj Ka AQI from the National Green Tribunal

Aaj Ka AQI is a new show aimed at fixing accountability for a solution to India’s air crisis. For episode 13, Newslaundry went to the National Green Tribunal on Friday.

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Jan 9, 2025: Aaj Ka AQI from union minister Amit Shah’s residence

Aaj Ka AQI is a new show aimed at fixing accountability for a solution to India’s air crisis. For episode 12, Newslaundry went to Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s residence on Thursday.

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Jan 8, 2025: Aaj Ka AQI from the Commission for Air Quality Management’s office

Aaj Ka AQI is a new show aimed at fixing accountability for a solution to India’s air crisis. For episode 11, Newslaundry went to the Commission for Air Quality Management's office on Wednesday.The PM 2.5 reading at the commission’s office was around 150, and PM 10 about 170. Importantly, the…

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Jan 7, 2025: Aaj Ka AQI from Central Pollution Control Board’s office

Aaj Ka AQI is a new show aimed at fixing accountability for a solution to India’s air crisis. For the tenth episode, Newslaundry went to the Central Pollution Control Board’s office on Tuesday.

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Jan 6, 2025: Aaj Ka AQI from union minister Nitin Gadkari’s residence

Aaj Ka AQI is a new show aimed at fixing accountability for a solution to India’s air crisis. For the ninth episode, Newslaundry went to Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari’s residence on Monday.

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Jan 3, 2025: Aaj Ka AQI from union minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s residence

Aaj Ka AQI is a new show aimed at fixing accountability for a solution to India’s air crisis. For the eighth episode, Newslaundry went to Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s residence on Friday.

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Jan 2, 2025: Aaj Ka AQI from Delhi environment minister Gopal Rai’s residence

Aaj Ka AQI is a new show aimed at fixing accountability for a solution to India’s air crisis. For the seventh episode, Newslaundry went to Delhi Environment, Forest and Wildlife Minister Gopal Rai’s residence on Thursday.

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Dec 31, 2024: Aaj Ka AQI from PM Modi’s home

Aaj Ka AQI is a new show aimed at fixing accountability for a solution to India’s air crisis. In the sixth episode, Newslaundry went to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s residence on Tuesday.

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Dec 30, 2024: Aaj Ka AQI from Delhi L-G VK Saxena’s residence

Aaj Ka AQI is a new show aimed at fixing accountability for a solution to India’s air crisis. In the fifth episode, Newslaundry went to Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena’s residence on Monday.

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