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Despite GRAP-2 curbs, Delhi pollution worsens; Mandir Marg records AQI over 500

Despite GRAP-2 curbs, Delhi pollution worsens; Mandir Marg records AQI over 500

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The Better India article explains that the specific particulate matter—whether PM2.5 or PM10—drives India’s Air Quality Index and affects what people need to know about the air they breathe. Livemint reports that Delhi’s AQI jumped from 117 on Saturday to 261 on Sunday, and by Monday’s 4 PM bulletin the index reached 324, crossing the 300‑mark threshold for “very poor” air for the first time this season.

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    The 24-hour average Air Quality Index (AQI) of Delhi was 379 (very poor) at 9 a.m. on November 4, 2026, as per Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data

    — The Hindu

Coverage arrived over 3 hours — first from Livemint, latest from The National Herald.

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