Delhi AQI: At 261, city’s air quality improves slightly amid festive season

Delhi’s air quality showed slight improvement but remains in the ‘Poor’ range with an AQI of 261. On Monday, the city recorded its sixth ‘very poor’ day of the month, with AQI improving from 356 to 304. Forecasts predict the air quality will deteriorate to ‘very poor’ or ‘severe’ by Diwali due to firecrackers and stubble burning.