AQI in Delhi highlights: ‘Hazardous’ Delhi air causes spike in respiratory problems

AQI in Delhi LIVE Updates: Visuals from Delhi's Kartavya Path show a thick layer of toxic smog enveloping the national capital as the air quality in Delhi worsens.

AQI in Delhi LIVE Updates: A morning walker in Delhi said that the pollution in the city should be tackled on a “war footing”.

Sri Krishna, on his morning walk at Kartavya Path, told news agency ANI, "It has become colder in the last 2-3 days and as the temperature is dropping, the pollution level is rising...Pollution is so high that it should be tackled on a war footing, as much as possible..."

Another walker, Sadhna, said, "It has been colder for the past 2 days and the pollution is really high, I can feel irritation in my throat."

AQI in Delhi LIVE Updates: While talking about the increase in diseases due to air pollution, Professor of Medicine at PGIMER RML Hospital, Dr Pulin Gupta told news agency ANI, "Because of the pollution, the OPD is flooded with patients with respiratory diseases like bronchitis, acute attacks of asthma. Patients are coming to the ENT OPD with sinusitis, runny nose, and bleeding nose. Patients with dermatitis have increased... More patients are coming with dryness, watery eyes, redness of eyes and diminution of vision. In the respiratory clinic, almost 22-25% extra number of patients of all the pollution-related diseases... People who have bronchial asthma, bronchitis and are old smokers, elderly people who had tuberculosis, they have increased chances of having a severe disease due to pollution..."

AQI in Delhi LIVE Updates: Delhi's air quality saw slight improvement earlier this week on Wednesday, November 5, when the AQI dipped to 202, according to CPCB. However, the next day, the AQI apiked to 311, turning the air in the national capital ‘very poor’

On Monday, Delhi's AQI was 309 and on Tuesday, it was 291, according to CPCB data.

AQI in Delhi LIVE Updates: A thick layer of smog covered parts of Mumbai on Friday morning as air quality in several areas remained poor, as slow winter winds have prevented pollutants from dispersing.

According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded at 214 in Bandra Reclamation and 222 in Bandra Kurla Complex, both falling under the 'poor' category at around 9 AM. AQI reported in Borivali East is 150 and in Chembur is 132. (ANI)

AQI in Delhi LIVE Updates: While the AQI of Delhi dipped a bit to 304 as f 10.30, it still remained in the ‘hazardous’ category, according to the data by Swiss monitor IQ Air.

AQI in Delhi LIVE Updates: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) informed that Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 12.7 degrees Celsius, 1.6 notches below normal, while the relative humidity at 8.30 am was 67 per cent. The maximum temperature is likely to hover around 26 degrees Celsius. (PTI)

AQI in Delhi LIVE Updates: Student and activist groups on Thursday staged a protest at the Jantar Mantar in Delhi against what they called the central and Delhi governments' failure to address the worsening climate crisis and choking air pollution in the national capital, reported news agency PTI.

Over 80 protesters holding posters and banners participated in the demonstration organised by Scientists for Society and the Campaign for Right to Public Health.

AQI in Delhi LIVE Updates: The daily mean of local and non-local fractional contribution to PM2.5 in Delhi by the DSS predicted that the contribution of stubble burning to Delhi's PM2.5 is estimated to be 21.5 per cent on Thursday, rising to 36.9 per cent on Friday, and 32.4 per cent on Saturday, up from just 1.2 per cent on Wednesday.

AQI in Delhi LIVE Updates: Stubble burning is predicted to be the highest contributor to Delhi's PM2.5 concentration as the air quality is expected to deteriorate to the 'very poor' category from Thursday onwards, according to the Air Quality Early Warning System.

AQI in Delhi LIVE Updates: According to CPCB, an AQI of 0-50 is considered ‘good’, 51-100 is considered ‘satisfactory’, 101-200 is considered ‘moderate’, 201-300 is considered ‘poor’, 301-400 is considered ‘very poor’, and 401-500 is considered ‘severe’.

AQI in Delhi LIVE Updates: According to CPCB's Thursday bulletin, Delhi ranked fourth among the most polluted cities with an AQI of 311, while Rohtak topped the list in the ‘very poor’ category with an AQI of 348 out of 254 cities. PM 2.5 remained the key pollutant on Thursday.