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Delhi's air quality remains "very poor" to "hazardous", AQI touches 428

Delhi's air quality remains "very poor" to "hazardous", AQI touches 428

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Delhi's air quality remained very poor on Tuesday, with the 24‑hour average AQI reported at 330 at 8 a.m. on November 3, 2026, and at 331 at 7:05 a.m. the same day. The Central Pollution Control Board data indicated that eight of the 58 monitoring stations reporting were in the severe category, including areas such as Bawana, Narela and Punjabi Bagh, amid thick haze.

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  • left · 1 outlet

    New Delhi: Delhi’s air quality slipped into the ‘very poor’ category at 332 as a thick layer of smog engulfed the national capital on Tuesday morning, with Jahangirpuri recording the highest reading at 452 in the ‘severe category’, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). The…

    — Deccan Herald

  • center · 2 outlets

    New Delhi , November 2 : Delhi continued to grapple with poor air quality on Monday, with the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) hovering between 385 and 428 in the 'hazardous' to 'severe' range, while several areas across the national capital recorded very poor pollution levels. According to the…

    — Rising Kashmir

  • right · 2 outlets

    Days to go until Diwali, the air quality in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) has dropped drastically, invoking the GRAP-II (Graded Response Action Plan) rules for the first time this season. The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has invoked the Stage-II restrictions across the…

    — The Pioneer

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New Delhi , November 2 : Delhi continued to grapple with poor air quality on Monday, with the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) hovering between 385 and 428 in the 'hazardous' to 'severe' range, while several areas across the national capital recorded very poor pollution levels. According to the…

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Delhi's air quality remains "very poor" to "hazardous", AQI touches 428

New Delhi , November 2 : Delhi continued to grapple with poor air quality on Monday, with the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) hovering between 385 and 428 in the 'hazardous' to 'severe' range, while several areas across the national capital recorded very poor pollution levels. According to the…

Deccan Herald Center-Left The Printers (Mysore) Pvt. Ltd.

Delhi's AQI slips to 'very poor' as thick smog engulfs city; Jahangirpuri worst at 452

New Delhi: Delhi’s air quality slipped into the ‘very poor’ category at 332 as a thick layer of smog engulfed the national capital on Tuesday morning, with Jahangirpuri recording the highest reading at 452 in the ‘severe category’, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). The…

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