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Winter Pollution

Delhi-NCR air quality improved after rain and gusty winds, with AQI in the ‘moderate’ range on Sunday morning.

Delhi-NCR remained under the grip of a cold wave and dense fog on Tuesday, with air quality deteriorating further into the ‘poor’ category.

Delhi’s air quality deteriorated sharply as the AQI slipped into the near-severe zone amid dense smog, cold weather and thick fog.

Delhi’s air quality improved slightly on Wednesday, with AQI dropping to 269 from 310, but pollution levels remained in the poor category.

New Delhi witnessed a fresh dip in air quality on Tuesday as the AQI rose to 331, placing the city back in the ‘very poor’ category.

Delhi woke to a blanket of haze on Sunday, with the average AQI touching 270 at 6 AM, according to CPCB data.

Delhi witnessed yet another day of suffocating smog as the Air Quality Index (AQI) crossed 400 at several monitoring stations.

The Delhi government has announced a year-long ban on all types of firecrackers in the national capital, effective from 1 January 2025.