The AQI surged as high as 464, prompting officials to provide guidelines aimed at reducing pollution and protecting public health.

With the air quality worsening each day and the Air Quality Index (AQI) breaching the 400-mark on Tuesday morning, the Delhi government implemented stage-III of its graded response action plan (GRAP).

Starting with immediate effect on Tuesday, it issued a list of do's and don'ts in the national capital to keep the soaring air quality index (AQI) in check.

Air quality in the national capital and its adjoining areas plummeted to into the ‘severe’ category for the first time this season, and the AQI rose from 362 on Monday to 429 (as of 11.30 am) on Tuesday.

According to data from central pollution control board (CPCB)'s Sameer app, 38 out of 39 active stati

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