Now Loading! Very poor air: Ahead of Diwali, Delhi-NCR AQI worsens within ‘poor’ category

Delhi’s air quality worsened to the ‘poor’ category on Wednesday, with pollution models predicting it will turn ‘very poor’ before Diwali. Stubble burning’s contribution to PM2.5 is expected to rise, accelerating deterioration. Noida breached the ‘very poor’ mark, recording the country’s worst AQI for the day.