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Delhi’s AQI

Delhi’s AQI Surges Past 500 on Diwali While Toronto Records Clean Air at 2

Oct 22, 2025

A heated debate over air pollution erupted on social media after Germany-based content creator Dhruv Rathee addressed criticism about his stance against bursting firecrackers on Diwali. Rathee, posting in Hindi, said he was unaffected by…
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Delhi’s AQI turns ‘severe’ at 409 amid GRAP 4 restrictions

Dec 22, 2024

The air quality in Delhi turned ‘severe’ on Sunday, with the 24-hour average air quality index (AQI) being recorded at 409, officials told PTI. On Saturday, the capital's AQI was recorded in the ‘very poor’ category at 370. An AQI between…
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Delhi’s AQI on rise, could touch ‘poor’ soon

Oct 6, 2023

After staying in the “moderate” category for nearly a fortnight, Delhi’s air quality is likely to deteriorate to the “poor” category by the weekend, and trigger Stage 1 of the Graded Response Action Plan (Grap), officials said. Measures…
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Delhi’s AQI in poor category as mercury dips to 9 degrees Celsius

Nov 22, 2022

Delhi recorded an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 281 in the poor category at 7am on Tuesday as the mercury dipped to 9 degrees Celsius. The AQI was 310 in the very poor category at 4 pm on Monday. It was likely to remain poor till at least…
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