Traffic curbs fail to clear Delhi's toxic winter air

Listen to this article in summarized format Listen Loading... × × Subscribe to Unlock AI Briefing and Premium Content New Year Offer 24 Hours Left Subscribe Now Already a member? Sign In What's Included Exclusive Stories Daily ePaper Access Smart Market Tools Curated Investment Ideas Ad-lite Experience Subscription Reuters The latest analysis by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) reveals that early winter air pollution worsened in 2026, while emergency traffic curbs enforced from November 1 — from ban on non-BS-VI vehicles from outside Delhi to 50% work-from-home and a doubling of parking charges — failed to ease weekday congestion even as Diwali firecrackers caused a sharp pollution spike. Anumita Roy Chowdhury, Executive Director, CSE said, " Diwali pollution is an annual tipping point, but elevated particulate levels before the festival this year show that baseline pollution is higher than in previous years." ET Bureau ET Bureau Add as a Reliable and Trusted News Source Add Now! (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel ) Read More News on Delhi air pollution CSE report Delhi winter pollution traffic restrictions Diwali pollution stubble burning Delhi AQI firecracker emissions vehicular pollution NCR air quality (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel ) Read More News on Delhi air pollution CSE report Delhi winter pollution traffic restrictions Diwali pollution stubble burning Delhi AQI firecracker emissions vehicular pollution NCR air quality Prime Exclusives Investment Ideas Stock Report Plus ePaper Wealth Edition Business of Odd Things: The farm that needs no land, freshwater, or fertiliser KYC and KYB: Inside Pidilite, the company that turned Fevicol into a word for a strong bond – Part 1 of 3 Seoul halts trading, Nifty has its best week since 2021: Money leaving the AI trade – will it land in India? Junk bonds are cracking at the bottom. Will the noise get loud enough to make ‘junk bond’ a household term again? PNG connections rise half a million, but how many use piped gas for cooking? Some elections matter more than you know: No crop changed in the fields, yet sugar, coffee and soya got cheaper in a day 1 2 3 View all Stories