At 6 am on Saturday, the CPCB recorded Delhi’s AQI at 419, which placed it back in the ‘severe’ category.

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On Friday, the air quality index (AQI) of Delhi was recorded at 371, which is in the similar range as Thursday’s 379.

Whatever the causes of the smog, by one ranking Delhi was not just the most polluted city in the world, but “nearly five times as bad as the second most polluted city, Dhaka,” in Bangladesh next door, as Shashi Tharoor, a leader of the opposition in Parliament and best-selling author, posted on X.

NCR, the Railway Board has introduced staggered work hours for employees, following a government directive. Carpooling is encouraged. With air quality hitting severe levels, measures aim to maintain productivity and efficiency while addressing the environmental health crisis.

A suffocating haze of toxic smog in New Delhi will prevent Charlotte de Witte from performing as the city cracks down to halt further environmental damage. The techno superstar's Sunburn Arena performance, which was scheduled for this weekend, has officially been cancelled as the city grapples with the toxic air conditions.

Delhi was listed as India's most polluted city Thursday as a weeks-long air quality crisis gripping northern India has shown few signs of letting up.

The Central Pollution Control Board data shows of the 38 monitoring stations in Delhi, nine reported AQI readings in the “severe” range.

People in Delhi woke up to a hazy morning with a minimum temperature of 11.3 degrees Celsius as the air quality remained in the "very poor" category recording an overall AQI of 373. Out of 38 monitoring stations in the city,

After a week of "severe" pollution levels in Delhi, the city`s air quality improved slightly but still remained "very poor", as it recorded the season`s lowest temperature on Thursday morning, reported PTI.