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In this special report, India Today's Piyush Mishra visits a labor chowk in Delhi to uncover the human cost of the city's battle against toxic air. While the 'privileged' use air purifiers, daily wage laborers face a double whammy: health risks and unemployment due to GRAP-4 construction bans. Although the BJP-led Delhi government announced Rs 10,000 financial aid, workers on the ground allege they haven't received help. The report highlights the stark inequality where the poor pay the 'highest price' for clean air policies.

In this Special Report, India Today exposes a major corruption scandal in Delhi's pollution control measures. Following investigations into construction violations and polluting buses, the third exposé reveals the failure of the 'No PUC, No Fuel' campaign. Reporter Nitin Jain's sting operation at a government-authorised center in Gokulpuri shows operator Harsh Khanna issuing PUC certificates without testing vehicles. The investigation uncovers how certificates for expired registrations are sold for just Rs 400. The report highlights the blatant breach of norms despite the 'Red Alert' and GRAP-4 restrictions announced by Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa.

In this Special Report, the focus is on the Delhi High Court's strong remarks regarding the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on air purifiers.

In a significant admission regarding Delhi's air crisis, Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari stated that he 'falls ill after staying in Delhi for just about two days' and acknowledged that vehicles contribute to 40% of the pollution. Meanwhile, in an exclusive interaction, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav addressed the severe pollution levels, clarifying his previous Rajya Sabha remarks about the Air Quality Index (AQI) not crossing 450. Yadav asserted that the Centre is working on a 'war footing' to combat the crisis, citing weather conditions and coordination through the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) as key factors in the ongoing battle for cleaner air.