Delhi experienced improved air quality on Monday, with the overall AQI dropping to 'poor' at 281. However, 15 monitoring stations still reported 'very poor' air quality. The minimum temperature was recorded at 14 degrees Celsius,

The air quality in Delhi showed slight improvement on Monday, moving from the "hazardous" to "unhealthy" category, with an overall air quality index (AQI) of 281, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). Delhiites woke to a thin layer of smog and haze that continues to blanket parts of the city.

The DSS provides daily estimates for vehicular emissions, while data on stubble burning is typically released the following day.

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Whatever the causes of the smog, by one ranking Delhi was not just the most polluted city in the world, but “nearly five times as bad as the second most polluted city, Dhaka,” in Bangladesh next door, as Shashi Tharoor, a leader of the opposition in Parliament and best-selling author, posted on X.

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Singhu border on November 22 to inspect the implementation of stage IV of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP).

Low visibility led to several train delays of 24 to 39 minutes on average. Jansadharan Express from Anand Vihar to Danapur, which was delayed by over 11 hours