Today Delhi’s Air Quality Index (AQI) level was recorded at 168 µg/m³, which places it in the ‘poor’ category. The levels of major pollutants in the air are as follows: PM2.5 – 168 µg/m³, PM10 – 550 µg/m³, SO₂ – 4 mb, NO₂ – 29 mb, CO – 5 mb, and O₃ – 4 mb.
High levels of various pollutants make the air unbreathable; Therefore, keeping in mind the pollution levels, it is important to be careful while going out in the morning or evening. Increasing levels of pollution can pose a major threat to children, the elderly and people with respiratory diseases.
Today the wind speed is 0 kmph, humidity is 45% and dew point is 0°C. It is worth noting that due to low wind speed and high humidity, pollutants accumulate closer to the ground, due to which there is a possibility of a continuous increase in AQI.
If you want to know whether your city’s air is breathable today or whether the situation will improve or worsen in the coming hours, this page gives you all the necessary real-time updates.
On Aaj Tak News, you can see the Air Quality Index (AQI) of not only Delhi but all the major cities of the country. Here, you can find out how clean the air is in a particular city, identify areas with high PM2.5 and PM10 levels, and see where pollution has reduced. Apart from this, you can also see the weather forecast of Delhi, temperature, probability of rain and weather trends for the coming days.
To check the AQI of another city, simply select your city from the given options and see how clean or polluted the air is today. This special page also provides news related to pollution, its causes, scientific information and daily AQI updates.
AQI: Least polluted city
Rank State, City AQI- IN 1 Karnataka, Chikkamagaluru 13 2 Karnataka, Belgaum 14 3 Telangana , Hyderabad 17 4 Mizoram, Aizawl 17 5 Karnataka, Bengaluru 19 6 Punjab, Rupnagar 20 7 Karnataka, Gadag 21 8 Karnataka, Chikkaballapur 23 9 Tamil Nadu, Chennai 23 10 Chhattisgarh, Bhilai 32
AQI: Most polluted cities
Rank State, City AQI- IN 1 Maharashtra, Kalyan 430 2 Haryana, Gurgaon 326 3 Maharashtra, Aurangabad 291 4 Haryana, Panipat 217 5 Haryana, Jind 185 6 UP, Muzaffarnagar 177 7 Haryana, Kaithal 175 8 Haryana, Bahadurgarh 174 9 UP, Moradabad 171 10 Haryana, Karnal 1
