Air pollution in Delhi drops from ‘severe’ to ‘very poor’
New Delhi, Nov 18 (PTI) New Delhi, Nov 18 (PTI) Delhi’s air quality improved overnight due to an increase in the wind speed and a change in the wind direction, but it still stands in the “very poor” category, according to monitoring agencies. The city’s Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 339 at 9 am, improving from 405 at 4 pm on Friday. The 24-hour average AQI, recorded at 4 pm everyday, stood at 419 on Thursday. It was 401 on Wednesday, 397 on Tuesday, 358 on Monday, 218 on Sunday, 220 on Saturday and 279 on Friday. The relatively