As Delhi continues to battle toxic air, the Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) to consider advising schools across the Delhi-NCR region to postpone sports activities and competitions planned for November and December. The Court said such events could be held later, once the capital’s air quality improves.

The bench directed that cases linked to air pollution be listed every month and noted that authorities must take proactive steps to curb pollution while ensuring that the concerns of all stakeholders are taken into account.

In the ongoing air pollution matter, the Court also ordered that construction workers who have lost work due to the enforcement of GRAP-3 restrictions in Delhi, Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan be given subsistence allowanc

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