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Delhi air quality plunges to ‘severe’ category, AQI at 407 as of Thursday morning; SAFAR advices 'sensitive groups' to reduce prolonged, heavy exertion
•At Dhirpur, the AQI was 352 at 8.00 am, while in Mathura Road it was 424, AQI near Chandni Chowk, Airport Terminal 3 and Delhi University stood at 448, 305 and 367 respectively

Delhi air quality in ‘very poor’ category for third consecutive day, AQI docked at 388; shallow fog to envelop region throughout the day
•AQI near Pusa, Airport Terminal 3 and Delhi University stood at 352, 403 and 380 respectively

Delhi’s air quality ‘very poor’ for second consecutive day; calm surface winds, less ventilation coefficient allowing pollutant accumulation, says SAFAR
•According to SAFAR, rise in air pollution in Delhi is because of the prevalence of calm surface winds, a decrease in ventilation coefficient which creates a conducive environment for pollutant accumulation

Delhi battles to breathe as air quality plunges to ‘very poor’ category; AQI at 334 as of Thursday morning, says SAFAR
•Air Quality Index in Delhi is at 334 with PM2.5 at 164 and PM10 at 272, said System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research

Delhi air quality turns ‘very poor’ on Wednesday morning; AQI to deteriorate further, predicts SAFAR
•According to SAFAR, overall AQI of Delhi was at 305 in Delhi, in the lower end of 'very poor' category at 8:30 am on Wednesday

Delhi's air quality index moves into ‘poor’ category, stands at 266 as of Monday morning; AQI likely to deteriorate tomorrow, predicts SAFAR
•Air Quality Index likely to deteriorate marginally tomorrow, as per the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research

Delhi air quality improves due to rains, moves into ‘satisfactory’ category; AQI stands at 97 as of Friday morning
•According to System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research, the overall Air Quality Index AQI of Delhi docked at 97, which falls in the 'satisfactory' category, at nine in the morning with PM 10 at 56 and PM2.5 at 62

Delhi's air quality improves to 'moderate' category; AQI logged at 158 two days after dropping into 'poor' zone
•The weatherman has forecast generally cloudy sky with the possibility of light rain or drizzle on Wednesday in Delhi with the maximum temperature likely to settle around 27 degrees Celsius.

AQI at Delhi's Rohini, Anand Vihar, Bawana enters 'severe' zone; calm winds, high humidity led to accumulation of pollutants, says IMD
•The AQI at Rohini (411), Anand Vihar (411) and Bawana (404) entered the severe zone in the morning, according to the India Meteorological Department, very low wind speed and high humidity due to a shallow fog in the morning led to accumulation of pollutants

Daily Bulletin: Lok Sabha to continue discussions on air pollution, climate change; Delhi's air quality likely to turn 'severe' in two days; day's top stories
Fp Staff •Here are today's top stories: Parliament to discuss Delhi pollution, Transgender persons Bill today; Jharkhand Assembly elections 2019: Amit Shah to address poll meetings in Manika, Lohardaga; and more

