
The air quality index in the national capital on Sunday stood in the very poor category, according to the real-time data of the Central Pollution Control Board.
Delhi recorded an AQI of 305, Faridabad 296, Ghaziabad 288, Gurgaon 174 and Noida 273.
An AQI between zero and 50 is considered good, 51 and 100 satisfactory, 101 and 200 moderate, 201 and 300 poor, 301 and 400 very poor, and 401 and 500 severe.
Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 11.4 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season's normal on Sunday, according to the India Meteorological Department.
The relative humidity recorded at 8.30 am was 95 percent while the maximum temperature is likely to be around 25 degrees Celsius, they said.
The weather office has predicted partly cloudy sky and very light rain towards Sunday evening or night.
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Reported by Ishika VermaDelhi's Air Quality Remains In 'Very Poor' Category, AQI Recorded At 309
Asian News InternationalStubble Burning In Punjab, Haryana Reduced By 50% This Year: Top Expert To NDTV
Reported by Himanshu Shekhar Mishra, Edited by Manjiri ChitreThe air quality in the national capital continued to remain in the 'very poor' category on Tuesday morning, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded at 309 at 7 am, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
A total of 4,754 stubble burning incidents were recorded in Punjab and Haryana between September 15 and November 2 last year. This year, it has dropped to 2,384.
A thick layer of haze enveloped the national capital on Monday, with the air quality remaining in the "very poor" category and very likely to deteriorate to "severe" on Tuesday.
The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Commission for Air Quality Management to file an affidavit detailing the measures undertaken to prevent Delhi-NCR's air quality from deteriorating.
Only nine of Delhi's 37 air quality monitoring stations were working on Diwali when the city was covered by a toxic smog of chemicals from 'green' firecrackers, vehicular pollution, and particulate matter from farm fires Supreme Court was told.
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