The air quality in the national capital fell back to 'very poor' on Thursday from being in 'severe' category a day before, as AQI was recorded at 304 as per the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
The Delhi High Court extended the period of investigation on Tuesday in the Al Qaida in the Indian subcontinent (AQIS) Jharkhand Module case till December 2.
Delhi woke up to 'very poor' air quality on Tuesday morning, showing a slight improvement from the past week of 'severe' air quality, as per the Central Pollution Control Board.
According to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data, the overall AQI in Delhi was recorded at 281 as of 8 am as a thin layer of haze covered parts of the city this morning.
According to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data, the overall AQI in Delhi was recorded at 362 as of 8 am on Sunday with the national capital engulfed by a thick layer of smog.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said that the air pollution in the northern part of India was a national emergency, amid the air quality rangeing from poor to severe according to the air quality index in the region for the past few days.
A thick layer of smog engulfed the national capital on Friday while the air quality index in Delhi remained in the 'very poor' category, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
In an effort to curb the pollution level, the New Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) conducted a night cleaning and sweeping of roads at various locations in the national capital.
Amid the high pollution levels in Delhi-NCR, the air quality in Rajasthan's Khairthal-Tijara district was in the "poor" category, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) being recorded at 300 on Thursday.