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Loni in Uttar Pradesh has the dubious distinction of being the world's most polluted city in 2025, according to a report by Swiss air quality monitoring firm IQAir. DW has the latest.
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New Delhi was the most polluted capital city in the world, according to the IQAir report Image: Jwala Kotesh/NurPhoto/picture allianceWhat you need to know
- Loni in Uttar Pradesh was the world's most polluted city in 2025
- Three Indian cities were among the four most polluted, including Byrnihat and New Delhi
Here is a roundup of the latest news and analysis from India on Tuesday, March 23:
03/24/2026March 24, 2026
Welcome to our coverage
Good morning! This is Shakeel from DW's New Delhi studio, bringing you the latest news updates from India on this bright, sunny morning.
For the second year running, an Indian city has been named the world's most polluted by Swiss air quality monitoring firm IQAir.
You know those GLP-1–based weight loss drugs everyone's been talking about? Indian regulators are now investigating unauthorized sales and misuse of the medicine.
Oh, and remember how the markets fell sharply yesterday? Well, today they have rebounded.
So, for all this and more, stay tuned as we bring you the day's biggest stories from India.
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