Environment
Delhi AQI drops to 191 after 3 poor days
Hindustan Times·
Delhi's 24-hour Air Quality Index fell to 191 on Saturday from 230 on Friday, ending three poor days in the moderate category. CPCB data showed 191 at 4 pm versus 230 at that hour Friday. Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said October 23 AQI was 230 in 2026 against 305 in 2025. Safdarjung logged a minimum of 18.3 degrees Celsius.
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What It Means For You
- An AQI of 191 sits in CPCB's moderate range of 101-200, below Friday's poor reading above 200.
- Sirsa posted on X that the Delhi government is working in war mode on cleaner air.
- IMD forecast partly cloudy skies for the next few days across the capital.
What's Happening
- The reading was 185 at 9:05 am Saturday before edging up to 191 by 4 pm.
- Palam and Lodhi Road logged minimums of 17.6 degrees Celsius, slightly below the prior day.
- CPCB rates 0-50 as good and 401-500 as severe.
GRAP and winter pollution
- Year-on-year October 23
- Sirsa highlighted the October 23 AQI comparison across 2024, 2025 and 2026.
- A study cited by HT said new GRAP actions failed in 10 of 12 pollution episodes.
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