Although there was marginal improvement in the 24-hour average, air quality slipped to 291 — on the verge of “very poor” level — by 8pm on Saturday

The pollution control body also predicted that Delhi will witness clear skies for the next three days. However, the city continued to be shrouded by a layer of smog during the early morning hours. The brief relief in air quality levels of Delhi has been attributed to the favourable winds that helped dispersed pollutants.

For Mumbai, the overall AQI was at 112 on Saturday morning. Kolkata’s AQI stood at 161, Bengaluru at 113, Lucknow at 80 and Patna at 49.

Delhi continues to face severe air pollution with the AQI recorded at 354 on Friday morning, indicating 'very poor' air. The situation is expected to remain dire over the weekend, with calm winds and low temperatures hindering pollutant dispersion.

As per data recorded at 8 am, the AQI at Anand Vihar was recorded at 218, 245 at Punjabi Bagh, 276 at India Gate and 288 at Jhilmil Industrial area.

Air quality in Delhi deteriorates to 'very poor' quality as layer of smog engulfed in Delhi. Visuals are from the Anand Vihar area where AQI dropped to 389 currently. Meanwhile, morning walkers of the

Delhi's pollution levels were the highest in the nation, as reported by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). Out of 241 cities monitored, Delhi was the only one categorised as "very poor" on Th

Delhi's air quality dropped to the 'very poor' category with an AQI of 349. Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai has urged neighboring states to halt the entry of diesel buses to help combat rising pollution levels,

Transportation sector contributes approximately 41 per cent to Delhi's pollution, experts suggest implementing Beijing-like measures