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Air quality across North India fell into the ‘severe’ zone on Monday, with Haryana’s Bahadurgarh recording a 24‑hour average AQI of 400, making it the most polluted city in the country after Diwali night, while Charkhi Dadri posted an AQI of 389. Delhi, despite being the capital’s most polluted Diwali in five years, ranked tenth and faced scrutiny after several monitoring stations went offline on Sunday night during peak firecracker use, raising doubts about the reliability of official figures. Pollution levels rose in five states even as GRAP Stage 3 emergency restrictions were activated.
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Chennai among 6 cities that record AQI of 1000+ as live AQI rankings show hazardous air across the country
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Islamabad: Lahore has been named the world’s most polluted city Monday, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) reported at 590, local media reported. According to IQAir’s global ranking from 9 am to 10 am on Monday, Lahore was ranked as the most polluted city in the world, leading Pakistani daily Dawn…
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AQI.in rankings published after Diwali showed 93 Indian cities among the world’s 100 most polluted locations. New Delhi, however, was not among the Top 10 cities.
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AQI.in rankings published after Diwali showed 93 Indian cities among the world’s 100 most polluted locations. New Delhi, however, was not among the Top 10 cities.
