Delhi’s air quality slipped to the ‘moderate’ category on Sunday, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded at 199. This comes after the national capital recorded ‘satisfactory’ air quality a day earlier, when the AQI stood at 96. The air quality is likely to deteriorate further and enter the ‘poor’ category as the day progresses.
\n\nAs winter sets in, ushering in the capital's peak pollution season, this month has set several records in terms of weather and air quality. Delhi has recorded its cleanest October air in more than a decade, its wettest October in four years and its coldest October day since 2011.
\n\nDelhi Transport Enforcement teams and local police have been deployed at the border to check vehicles. Additional checks are also being carried out on heavy vehicles to ensure compliance with the restrictions.
\n\nAccording to a press release issued by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Delhi recorded a monthly average AQI of 166 in October 2026. This was lower than the monthly average of 223 recorded in October 2025.
\n\nThe ministry's data showed that Delhi's monthly average AQI stood at 234 in October 2024, 219 in 2023, 210 in 2022, 173 in 2021, 265…
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