On Saturday morning, the port city's air quality index (AQI) surged to 212, making it the most polluted major city globally, according to the Swiss group IQAir's rankings.
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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.
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.
The Nifty 50 index opened at 23,411.80 points with a gain of 61.90 points or 0.27 per cent, while the BSE Sensex index opened at 77,349.74 points with a gain of 193.95 points or 0.25 per cent.
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).
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.
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday launched a scathing attack on Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav, accusing him of being indifferent to the growing pollution crisis in north India.
According to the data of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded in Delhi was 379, categorised as 'very poor, as of 8 am on Thursday.