NCR have consistently ranged between the 'very poor' and 'severe' categories. Owing to the deteriorating level of air quality, the authorities in Noida have decided to continue the online classes for school students on Monday as well.

Unhealthy

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.

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.

A thick, toxic smog has enveloped India's capital, home to more than 33 million people. One technology firm which monitors air pollution ranked New Delhi as the most polluted city in the world.

A suffocating haze of toxic smog in New Delhi will prevent Charlotte de Witte from performing as the city cracks down to halt further environmental damage. The techno superstar's Sunburn Arena performance, which was scheduled for this weekend, has officially been cancelled as the city grapples with the toxic air conditions.

The Noida administration has extended the schools closure till Monday, November 25. The classes from nursery to 12th standard will be held online in all schools of the Gautam Buddha Nagar district. Meanwhile,