Delhi on Thursday recorded its coldest night of the season as the mercury dropped to 12.7 degrees Celsius in the national capital, marking the first time this winter that temperatures fell below the 15 degree Celsius mark.

The reading was about three degrees below the seasonal average and a sharp decline from 18.4 degrees Celsius recorded the previous day, according to the India Meteorological Department.

Meanwhile, after two days of slight improvement, the national capital's air quality has worsened again , plunging back into the 'very poor' category today, with stubble burning emerging as a major contributor and no respite expected anytime soon.

Delhi’s 24-hour average Air Quality Index (AQI) reached 311 at 4 pm, keeping the city in the ‘red zone’, according to the Central Pollution

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