Here is a look at the elevated pollution levels and the health risks they subject us to.

The CPCB said pollutants dispersed faster this year due to favourable weather conditions.

NEW DELHI: Several people in Delhi who stepped out of their houses on Saturday complained about their eyes stinging and watering. They also reported an uncomfortable feeling of "being choked".

On Sunday, there was a slight respite from the deadly smog that had gripped the city on Saturday.

Two days after TOI raised the issue of large-scale farm fires adding to smog in the national capital region, the Union environment ministry has written to four states - Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Prade

The city's air quality deteriorated sharply on Tuesday morning with many residents complaining of a "choking feeling".

The residents of the national capital continue to grapple with high level of particulate matters in air with pockets of the city recording “very unhealthy” level of pollution which holds out medica

It is said the pollution from burning paddy straw is a factor in Delhi's poor air quality.

As the authorities struggle to implement the green tax on commercial vehicles, air quality in the Capital continues to get worse as the temperature sees a dip.

Data released recently by System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting Research (SAFAR) under the ministry of earth sciences shows the air quality in September has steadily worsened since 2011.