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Top 10 Indian cities with the worst and best AQI in 2025: New Delhi's AQI remains 'very poor'

November 07, 2025 6:21 am

Top 10 Cities in India with Best and Worst Air Quality Index in November 2025: The regions in North India with the worst air quality were Kaithal in Haryana and Baghpat in Uttar Pradesh, falling in the "Very Poor" category, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).

Anand Vihar records most polluted air of season, Wazirpur close behind

October 19, 2025 7:24 am

Delhi-NCR AQI Level Today, October 142025: Anand Vihar residents continued to breathe the most toxic air in the national capital. The area recorded the highest AQI of this season at 390. Wazirpur followed with the AQI at 363.

Top 10 highest AQI cities in India today (October 16): Kapurthala, Ghaziabad record highest morning pollution

October 16, 2025 1:06 pm

Top 10 Highest AQI Level Cities in India Today (October 16, 2025): Check here the top 10 highest AQI cities in India with their air quality index (AQI) and pollution levels. Find out which Indian cities are most polluted today and check health advisories.

Top 10 highest AQI cities in India today: UP's Nagli Bahrampur tops chart; Check if your city is on the list

October 15, 2025 11:55 am

Top 10 Highest AQI-Level Cities in India Today: Seven cities in Uttar Pradesh were in the top 10 list of cities with most polluted air on Wednesday morning. Check out the list below.

Top 10 most polluted cities in the world 2025: Delhi’s AQI rises ahead of Diwali, joins Kolkata among global worst

October 14, 2025 12:19 pm

Top 10 most polluted cities in the world 2025 list: Middle Eastern and Southeast Asian cities have recorded some of the poorest air quality index (AQI) levels, with Baghdad and Kolkata ranked among the most polluted cities in the world.

Going beyond AQI: study shows why toxicity matters in measuring air pollution

May 31, 2025 12:20 am

The study, by Abhijit Chatterjee of the Bose Institute, Kolkata, and two of his former PhD students, Abhinandan Ghosh and Monami Dutta, is the first attempt at investigating how toxicity of air pollution changes with concentration levels in Indian cities.

Delhi News Live Updates: Temperature drops in national capital, AQI at 115 in moderate category

March 29, 2025 9:05 pm

Delhi News Live Updates: IMD predicts strong surface winds and clear skies for the rest of the day in Delhi and NCR.

India's top 10 cities with the best and worst AQI in 2025

January 10, 2025 1:14 pm

AQI of Cities in India (2025): This Friday, January 10, 2025, dense haze blanketed Delhi and its surrounding regions, coinciding with a concerning spike in the Air Quality Index (AQI), deteriorating to 'severe.'

Amid concerns over worsening AQI, BMC chalks out new guidelines

December 23, 2024 10:45 pm

According to the BMC's latest guidelines, the civic authorities will carry out extensive sweeping and dusting of roads by using mechanical sweepers.

Delhi's AQI reaches 'Severe': Assessing air quality across Delhi NCR and India's metro cities

December 19, 2024 11:11 am

The AQI in Delhi is about 30.07 times higher than the PM2.5 standard value set by WHO guidelines, equating to the health impact of smoking about 10 to 11 cigarettes daily.

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