AQI recorded in areas in Delhi. As per Central Pollution Control Board data, the AQI in some places were recorded in ‘severe’ category. Mundka recorded severe category air wit

The Supreme Court also rapped the Delhi government on Monday and demanded to know how the ban on firecrackers was not fully implemented.

Environment Minister Gopal Rai stated that 88% of the pollution-related complaints submitted via the Green Delhi App have been addressed.

NEW DELHI, Nov 5 (Reuters) - India's capital territory of Delhi is keen to use artificial rain to fight air pollution this year, its Environment Minister Gopal Rai said on Tuesday, as deteriorating air quality in the region led to an increase in respiratory illnesses.

In areas like Punjabi Bagh, Wazirpur, Ashok Vihar, Bawana, Jahangirpuri, Mundka, Rohini, Moti Bagh, and Patparganj, the air quality worsened with AQI hit the ‘severe’ category.

Every year during Diwali a defiance of the Delhi government’s blanket firecracker ban deteriorates the air quality in the capital.

Delhiites continued to breathe toxic air on Tuesday as the air quality edged closer to the severe zone in some areas.

This increased the share of its contribution to Delhi’s air quality by 27%.” According to data from the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), the farm fire count had increased from 60 on October 30 to 605 on October 31, the report said.

The air quality in Delhi has reached concerning levels, with Anand Vihar recording an AQI of 427, the highest in the city.