Air quality across the Delhi-NCR dropped into the “severe” category on Sunday, creating a toxic haze just ahead of Diwali . Urgent warnings are being issued by health experts, cautioning that the dangerous mix of smog, dust, and firecracker emissions will pose a threat not just to lungs, but also to your eyes.

According to the latest data from AQI.in, Delhi’s city-wide Air Quality Index (AQI) hit 295 at 8:00 am on Sunday, while the Air Quality Early Warning Systems (EWS) registered it at 274. Both fall in the “severe” range, which is a sharp deterioration from the “poor” category seen just a day earlier. The situation on Saturday was already alarming. While many areas clocked an AQI of 255, industrial and high-traffic zones like Ashok Vihar, Wazirpur, and Anand Vihar recorded “hazardou

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