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GRAP Stage I in NCR in June

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: GRAP Stage I in NCR in June (GS3 · Pollution, 7 June 2025)

What happened

  • CAQM invoked Stage I of GRAP in NCR on 7 June 2025 after Delhi’s AQI reached 209 [PIB].
  • It was revoked on 15 June when AQI fell to 140 [PIB].

Background

  • Stage I applies in the “Poor” band of 201-300 [PIB].

Why it matters

  • Summer dust can push AQI up too, not only winter stubble.

How to use this in Mains

GS-III Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation

  1. As per PIB (2025-06-07): CAQM invoked Stage I of GRAP in NCR on 7 June 2025 after Delhi's AQI reached 209.
  2. Summer dust can push AQI up too, not only winter stubble.
Quotable data point

It was revoked on 15 June when AQI fell to 140.

PIB: GRAP Stage I invoked, 7 Jun 2025

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: GRAP stages.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

AQI band for GRAP Stage I

Answer (b) & explanation

PIB.

Go deeper

ExplainerAir Pollution in India: Pollutants, Sources, AQI, WHO Guidelines, NCAP and GRAP (UPSC Notes + PYQs)

Official source: PIB: GRAP Stage I invoked, 7 Jun 2025

facts from cited sources only; faculty review pending