Delhi experienced a slight improvement in air quality on Sunday morning, moving from 'severe' to 'very poor' with an AQI of 357. However, Anand Vihar remained in the 'severe' category. The capital has faced hazardous air quality for nearly a month,

Whatever the causes of the smog, by one ranking Delhi was not just the most polluted city in the world, but “nearly five times as bad as the second most polluted city, Dhaka,” in Bangladesh next door, as Shashi Tharoor, a leader of the opposition in Parliament and best-selling author, posted on X.

India's capital city of Delhi has virtually shut down as air pollution hit "severe plus" levels, according to Indian government officials in its pollution control authority.

Weeks after a sudden spike in air pollution in the national capital, police are ensuring strict implementation of pollution control measures. More than 1.64 lakh challans amounting to Rs 164 crore were issued in October,

The prevailing meteorological conditions also led to a rise in the temperature, with Delhi clocking a maximum temperature of 29.4°C

Delhi's worsening air quality is causing respiratory distress in animals, impacting their health and behavior, veterinarians and activists warn.