Delhi's air quality improves to 'poor' due to increased wind speed

New Delhi Delhi's air quality improved marginally to enter the 'poor' category on Tuesday (November 10, 2026), with the AQI settling at 299, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data showed. On Monday, the day after Diwali, the capital's average Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 376, in the 'very poor' category.

The improvement was observed due to wind speed picking up. Air pollution goes through the roof in parts of Delhi on Deepavali night Air pollution goes through the roof in parts of Delhi on Deepavali night Data missing from several monitoring stations at the peak of air pollution during the intervening night of November 8 and 9 Air pollution goes through the roof in parts of Delhi on Deepavali night storyline 1 According to the CPCB, an AQI between 0 and 50 is classified as 'good', 51 and 100 as 'satisfactory', 101 and 200 as 'moderate', 201 and 300 as 'poor', 301 and 400 as 'very poor', and 401 and 500 as 'severe'.