New Delhi, Nov. 22 -- Citing rapidly deteriorating air quality and an advisory from the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM), the Delhi government on Thursday ordered all schools, colleges, universities, civic bodies and recognised sports associations to immediately postpone physical sports competitions scheduled for November and December.

In a circular issued on November 20, the Directorate of Education and Sports directed institutions across the Capital, including those under the DoE, MCD, NDMC and the Delhi Cantonment Board, to ensure strict compliance with CAQM's instructions until further orders.

The CAQM, in its advisory on November 19, said NCR governments must take "immediate and appropriate action" to postpone sporting ...