The CAQM has directed NCR Pollution Control Boards and other agencies to intensify preventive measures to contain further deterioration of air quality, including all actions under Stage III in addition to the existing measures under Stages I and II.

Here’s what is banned, and what is allowed across Delhi-NCR under stage 3 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP-3) as the air quality turns ‘severe’ in the national capital region.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee issued an apology and ordered an enquiry into the chaos triggered after Argentina football legend Lionel Messi left Kolkata’s Vivekananda Yuvabharati Salt Lake Stadium after his brief stay, leaving fans furious who began throwing bottles.