New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) Claiming a year-on-year improvement in AQI in Delhi, Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Friday dismissed as “misinformed and misleading” certain media reports questioning Delhi’s AQI data integrity.

“Today Delhi’s AQI stands at 218, compared to 357 on the same day last year. This reflects that science-driven action and enforcement are delivering measurable results,” he said.

Dismissing allegations of data-fudging, he said, “Let me clarify — Delhi’s 40 automatic air monitoring stations are tamper-proof and fully automatic. Data cannot be altered by anyone.”

“Monitoring is done by DPCC, CPCB, and IMD, and results are simultaneously published on multiple platforms. Prediction-based reporting around data manipulation is irresponsible and factually incorre

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