Air Pollution Alert: Delhi once again woke up under a thick blanket of smog on Monday, as air quality dipped sharply into the ‘very poor’ category. According to the Air Quality Early Warning System (EWS), the city’s Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 316 at 9 am, signalling dangerously polluted air across most areas of the national capital.

Private forecaster AQI.in, however, recorded the AQI slightly lower at 242, but still well within the “very poor” range. The platform also made a startling revelation: breathing Delhi’s air right now is equivalent to smoking 7.8 cigarettes a day.

This calculation is based on the 24-hour average concentration of PM2.5, assuming continuous exposure during that period. The PM2.5 level in Delhi on Monday was measured at 168 µg/m³, which is more than 11 ti

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