New Delhi's air quality has plummeted to alarming levels, with smog significantly reducing visibility and pushing the AQI above 450. Stubble burning, traffic, and industrial emissions are blamed.

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.

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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.

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.

The Supreme Court will hear shortly the Delhi Air Pollution matter.A bench comprising Justices AS Oka and AG Masih will consider today if the GRAP-IV restrictions should continue

The AQI in Delhi remained in the severe category from Monday to Wednesday last week and thereafter witnessed slight improvement on Thursday and Friday. However, it deteriorated to the severe category on Saturday.

The Supreme Court is set to review on Monday whether to continue emergency measures under Stage 4 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) to address Delhi's air pollution crisis.

Air pollution in North India persists, with Delhi's air quality at 'very poor' today. Classes in Gurugram, Noida, and Faridabad remain suspended. The AQI improved from 'severe' to 'very poor' but remains hazardous,