Air Quality Index  

For the first time in this season, the Air Quality Index (AQI) docked as high as 625 at 10 in the morning despite light drizzles in the early hours
 

Air pollution in Delhi has worsened and the Supreme Court panel has declared a public emergency in the region. The harmful effects of air pollution has been simplified by Supriya Krishnamurthy on MyNation. 
 

 In an official communique, the Centre-run System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting (SAFAR) said that the overall air quality index (AQI) of Delhi has fallen to the good category

 

As the latest Air Quality Index (AQI) betrays, Delhi is breathing a “very unhealthy” air at an alarming level of 279 points on the air quality parameters. The PM 10 level (presence in the air of particles with a diameter of less than 10 micrometres ) in Delhi stood at 999 and the PM2.5 level was recorded at 638, according to aqicn.org.

The morning after Diwali, Anand Vihar recorded the air quality index at an alarming 999. The AQI around Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium touched 999, all under the "hazardous" category

According to the authorities, the change in direction of wind has brought about the change. The wind, currently, is flowing from stubble-burning areas in Punjab and Haryana

Delhi-NCR areas like Ghaziabad and Gurgaon recorded 'very poor' air quality at 302 and 336 respectively, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data said. Yesterday, the AQI of Delhi was registered at 259.