The Supreme Court today granted a day's time to the Union to explore the possible long-term solutions for curbing the issue of air pollution in Delhi NCR.

On the issue of correct AQI readings by Air Quality Monitoring Stations across the city, the bench also directed the Union to file a report detailing the nature and efficiency of the equipments used for recording readings.

The bench of Chief Justice of India BR Gavai, Justices K Vinod Chandran and NV Anjaria passed the directions.

During the hearings, Sr Adv Gopal Sankarnarayanan, appearing for intervenors, stressed that in India the threshold to declare 'Severe Plus' AQI is 450+, while, as per the WHO standard, it should be 50+; he also submitted that stricter measures like a year-long ban on construction activities should be imp

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