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Delhi’s Air Quality Dips into ‘Severe’ Category as Smog Reduces Visibility

20 Nov 2024

Delhi's air quality plummeted back into the 'severe' category on Wednesday morning, with a thick layer of smog covering parts of the city, significantly reducing visibility. The Air Quality Index (AQI) reached a hazardous level of 424 by 9 am, marking a return to severe pollution levels after two consecutive...

Delhi air quality worsens to severe category, worst since last Dec

01 Nov 2022

With an air quality index (AQI) of 426 at 9am on Tuesday, the highest reading so far this year, Delhi's pollution levels worsened and fell into the severe category. Due to a spike in agricultural fires and weather conditions that encouraged the buildup of pollutants, the city was on track...