As per the Commission for Air Quality Management's order, no trucks will be allowed into Delhi except for those carrying essential items or using clean fuel.

Dr Vikas Mittal, a Pulmonologist at CK Birla Hospital, Delhi, explains how emergency measures like GRAP 4 can help alleviate pollution's harmful effects

A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Augustine George Masih also directed Delhi-NCR states to constitute immediate teams for monitoring actions which are required under it.

Air pollution in India's capital Delhi has soared to extremely severe levels, choking residents and engulfing the city in thick smog. Monitors recorded pollution levels of 1,500 at 15:00 IST (10:30 BST),

The Supreme Court censured the Commission for Air Quality Management for Delhi and adjoining areas for delaying the imposition of GRAP 3 and 4 curbs

The Supreme Court of India has issued an order for the closure of schools for classes 10 and 12 across Delhi-NCR due to the depleting air quality in the area. The court when issuing the order emphasized the need for all educational institutions to switch to online classes as a precautionary measure against hazardous air pollution levels.

In-person classes will be suspended for all except for students of classes 10 and 12, the Delhi government announced on Sunday, as the city choked under alarming levels of pollution for the fifth straight day.