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Delhi air quality remains in ‘very poor’ category


A thick layer of smog is seen near Kartavya Path in New Delhi on October 22, 2025.

A thick layer of smog is seen near Kartavya Path in New Delhi on October 22, 2025.
| Photo Credit: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap

Delhi on Wednesday (October 22, 2025) recorded a minimum temperature of 21.8°C, 3.4°C above normal, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

Relative humidity was 91% at 8.30 a.m..

The IMD has forecast mist haze in the morning hours and mainly clear skies during the rest of the day. The maximum temperature is expected to settle at 33°C.

Delhi’s Air Quality Index (AQI) remained in the ‘very poor’ category, with a reading of 335 at 9 a.m., according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).

An AQI between 0 and 50 is ‘good’, 51 and 100 ‘satisfactory’, 101 and 200 ‘moderate’, 201 and 300 ‘poor’, 301 and 400 ‘very poor’, and 401 and 500 ‘severe’.



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