Delhi residents did not get any respite from air quality even on Monday as the air quality of the national capital in the early hours was again in the "very poor" category.

'Very poor' air continues to trouble Delhi residents

Pollution levels dipped slightly in the national capital on Tuesday morning due to favourable wind speed, though the air quality was still in the "poor" category.

Delhi's air quality improves marginally as wind speed picks up

India's longest spell of clean air on record came to an end in September when New Delhi, the world's most polluted capital city, recorded a significant deterioration in air quality, partly due to crop waste burning by farmers.

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The air quality of the national capital improved significantly from 'severe' to 'very poor' category today. According to data provided by Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), AQI recorded in Anand Vihar was at 412 ( 'severe' category ), RK Puram 391 ('very poor' category) and at Rohini at 439 ('severe' category) at 5 am in the morning.

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The air quality in Delhi improved from the 'poor' to 'moderate' category on Tuesday as the cold wave starts to grip the national capital. According to the Air Quality Index (AQI), the overall air quality was 109 at 9:00 am which falls in the "moderate" category.

Air quality improves to 'moderate' category as Delhi shivers in severe cold

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said he was "grateful" to the Centre for peripheral expressways that helped in bringing down pollution levels in Delhi. Speaking at an event here, the chief minister said over 40 thousand trucks, a contributor to the pollution, did not enter the national capital as they took the Eastern and Western Peripheral Expressways.

Arvind Kejriwal praises Centre for developing peripheral expressways to curb pollution

Heavy rains and thunderstorms on Thursday in the national capital made slight improvements in the pollution levels as the air quality was hovering at the 'poor' category on Friday.

Delhi air quality improves to 'poor' following rains and thunderstorms

The national capital continues to reel under noxious air after a brief relief from the poor air quality during the last week. On Tuesday morning, the air quality index docked at 352 with PM2.

Delhi reels under bouts of air pollution as AQI crosses 350 mark

The air quality of Delhi has again deteriorated from the `moderate` category on Tuesday, as per Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). At several major junctions of the city, the Air Quality Index (AQI) oscillated between `poor` and `very poor` category.

Delhi chokes again as AQI level deteriorates

The air quality in Delhi remained in the `poor` category on Monday morning, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) likely to deteriorate marginally tomorrow, as per the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR).

Delhi air quality remains in 'poor' category, AQI likely to deteriorate tomorrow

"Why are people being forced to live in gas chambers? It is better to kill them all in one go, " the Supreme Court told the Centre on Monday for not doing enough to control pollution in Delhi and nearby areas.

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A slight improvement was recorded in national capital's air quality on Sunday after it remained in "very poor" category for three consecutive days. The overall air quality was in "poor", docking at 239, according to weather forecaster SAFAR.

Delhi air quality slightly improves on Sunday, in 'poor' category

People residing in the national capital were breathing polluted air for the third consecutive day on Saturday with overall AQI at 326, which falls in the 'very poor' category, at 9 in the morning.

Delhi gasps for breath, AQI remains in 'very poor' category

The air quality in Delhi-NCR plunged into 'very poor' category again on Thursday and is expected to drop to 'severe' by tomorrow, as per the data provided by System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR).

Delhi-NCR: Air quality dips to 'very poor', might drop to 'severe' category

Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Thursday told Rajya Sabha that several initiatives have been taken to "abate and control air pollution in Delhi/NCR". Javadekar told the Upper House that a high-level task force was constituted under the chairmanship of the Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister for the same and that "regular review meetings have been held," news agency ANI quoted the minister.

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The air quality in Delhi remained in 'very poor' category for the second consecutive day on Sunday, as per the System of Air Quality, Weather Forecasting, and Research (SAFAR).

Delhi pollution: Air Quality Index remains in 'very poor' category for second consecutive day

The past eight hours have brought some relief to the people living in the national capital region as the air quality index (AQI) on Saturday slightly improved from 'severe' to 'very poor' category, said the Centre-run System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR).

Slight improvement in Delhi's air quality, but still at 'very poor' levels

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said that the government will decide on extending the odd-even scheme depending on the air quality in the national capital in the next two-three days.

Govt to decide extending odd-even if air quality in Delhi doesn't improve in 2-3 days: Arvind Kejriwal

The toxic air in the capital city and its adjoining areas maintained its intensity as the air quality observed on early Friday was still in the "severe" mark. Visuals of deadly smog were witnessed in Delhi this morning which significantly lowered the visibility.

Pollution continues to hurt Delhi as air quality nears 'emergency' mark

US President Donald Trump speaking at the Economic Club in New York on Tuesday said that countries like "China, India and Russia are doing absolutely nothing to clean up their smokestacks and clean up all of their plants and all of the garbage that they're dropping in the sea floats into Los Angeles".

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Delhi once again woke up with no respite from toxic air as the air quality continued to remain under the "severe" category in most parts and neared hitting the emergency mark in some regions.

No respite from toxic air as Delhi's air quality nears 'emergency' mark

The menace of air pollution has once again caused alarm in the national capital as air quality dipped to "severe" category on Wednesday morning and is expected to enter the 'very severe' or emergency category, according to overall air quality index (AQI).

Air quality in Delhi 'severe', set to enter 'emergency' category today: SAFAR

Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority on Wednesday issued recommendations directing schools in Delhi/NCR to remain shut for the coming two days in the wake worsening air quality.

As air pollution soars in Delhi, schools to remain shut for two days 

The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the central government to explore Hydrogen based fuel technology to find solutions to combat air pollution in Northern India including Delhi-NCR.

Supreme Court directs Centre to explore Hydrogen based fuel technology to combat air pollution

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