Delhi recorded an average AQI of 370 on Saturday (Dec 21), falling in the “very poor” category as per the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), while Thursday (Dec 19) and Friday (Dec 20) recorded air quality over 400 in the “severe” category



India: Delhi’s AQI remains 'very severe'; IMD predicts light rain, dense fog in coming days

Delhi’s air quality remained in the “very poor" category at 388 on Sunday (Dec 22) with a thin layer of fog engulfing the national capital and reducing visibility amid the cold wave conditions.

The smog situation continues to worsen in Pakistan's Punjab. On Friday morning, the city of Multan turned apocalyptic as the city crossed the 2000 mark on Air Quality Index reading, as per Dawn.

Pakistan cities under ‘lockdown’ as Multan’s AQI crosses 2100 mark

The situation of air pollution continues to deteriorate in the Delhi NCR region, a housing society in Gurugram conducted “artificial rain” on Thursday (Nov 7). They used sprinklers from a high-rise building and conducted artificial rain to counter the problem of rising pollution.

India: Gurugram’s housing society conducts ‘artificial rain’ to combat pollution as AQI exceeds 400

People in India's Delhi-NCR witnessed bone-chilling winter on Sunday (Dec 31) as cold wave on the last day of the year and a thick fog layer swept the entire national capital and its adjoining areas.

India's Delhi-NCR battles dense fog, 'severe' air quality; IMD predicts 'colder' January