Delhi rains bring relief from toxic air, AQI drops to ‘poor’ levels as capital braces for more showers on 1 Feb

Delhi’s air quality reported significant improvement on Wednesday morning after heavy downpour brought down AQI levels. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted below normal maximum temperature while the minimum temperature is expected to settle in normal range today. IMD’s weather forecast for 28 January states, “Generally cloudy sky. Shallow to Moderate fog during morning hours….

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Delhi on IMD’s cold wave alert, AQI plummets to ‘severe+’ levels, hits 489 in Anand Vihar as toxic smog shrouds capital

Delhi residents woke up to ‘severe’ air quality on Sunday morning as toxic smog blanketed the capital city. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a cold wave alert as minimum temperature dropped below 5 degrees Celsius at multiple locations. Safdarjung, Delhi’s primary weather station reported 4.4 degrees Celsius minimum temperature on Saturday while in Ayanagar…

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