AQI

The AQI of Delhi remained in the 'very poor' category, on January 20. According to SAFAR, the national capital's AQI was recorded at 318. The AQI of Delhi for the next two days will remain in the 'very poor' category and is likely to rain on January 22 and 23, said SAFAR. Meanwhile, Noida's air quality and Gurugram's air quality remains in the 'very poor' category with AQI at 306. 

The Air Quality Index of Delhi remained in the "very poor" category, since January 14. According to SAFAR, the national capital's AQI recorded 301. However, on January 12, the AQI at Delhi slipped from the "satisfactory" category to "moderate". Meanwhile, Noida air quality remains 'very poor' with AQI at 309 and Gurugram stays in "poor" categories with AQI at 204.

The Air Quality Index of Delhi continues to remain in the "moderate" category on January 13. According to SAFAR, the national capital's AQI is 142. On January 12, the AQI of Delhi slipped from the "satisfactory" category to the "moderate". The city's air quality was in the "satisfactory category" for the last three days from January 9 to January 11. As per government agencies, AQI of 101-200 is considered "moderate". 

After Delhi rains, the Air Quality Index (AQI) fell under "satisfactory" category from "moderate", on January 9. With heavy rainfall and thunderstorm, the National Capital's AQI is 90, the lowest in the past few months. The IMD and Regional Weather Forecasting Centre predicted light to moderated rainfall in isolated regions of Delhi like New Delhi, Lodi Road, Yamunanagar, Karnal and other regions for the next two-three days. 

The Delhi Commission of Air Quality Management, on December 17, allowed schools to resume offline classes, in a phased manner. The decision came after the commission submitted a report to the Apex Court, about the steps taken to control air pollution in Delhi-NCR. Considering the better situation and green signal of the AQI commission, the Delhi Government announced resumption of classes 6 and above from December 18.