Delhi Chokes As Air Quality Turns 'Very Poor' For First Time This Season

What happened: Delhi's air quality turned "very poor" for the first time this season, with three monitoring stations recording "severe" air quality at 4 pm. Key numbers: Jahangirpuri had the worst AQI at 436, followed by Rohini at 415 and Punjabi Bagh at 413. Why it matters: The shift to "very poor" and "severe" readings marks the season's first such deterioration across the monitored stations.

Delhi's air quality turned "very poor" for the first time this season, with three monitoring stations recording "severe" air quality at 4 pm.

The shift to "very poor" and "severe" readings marks the season's first such deterioration across the monitored stations.