According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data, most areas in the national capital registered an Air Quality Index (AQI ... on Thursday celebrated Diwali defying a ban on ...

Poor quality air continued to choke people in Delhi as the Indian capital braced for worsening air pollution during the ...

Air Quality Index or AQI measures the concentration of ... A significant drop in AQI levels was seen post-Diwali where fireworks played an overwhelming role in creating a toxic cocktail.

Five areas across the city were in the “very poor” category of the Air Quality Index (AQI ... remain in middle range of very poor during Diwali period” The share of stubble burning in ...

Diwali, the most important Hindu festival ... in smog on Monday morning - which recorded a reading of 365 on the Air Quality Index (AQI) - has effectively put the city's air in the "hazardous ...

The worst AQI: Delhi’s overall Air Quality Index was 462 on Friday, deep in the severe zone. This was the worst AQI the city has seen the day after Diwali since monitoring began in 2015.