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End of clean air streak: Delhi set for ‘poor’ AQI
Hindustan Times Noida
|October 14, 2025
Finding it harder to breathe
Delhi is set to record its first spell of “poor” air this season, with pollution levels expected to worsen through midweek, according to forecasts by the Centre's Air Quality Early Warning System (EWS).
If the forecasts hold true, this would effectively bring to an end the Capital’s four-month-long streak where air was “satisfactory” or better.
On Monday, the air quality deteriorated marginally, with the 24-hour average air quality index (AQI) touching 189 (“moderate”) at 4pm, when the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) releases its daily national bulletin. This was up 22 points from an AQI of 167 (moderate) on Sunday.
EWS forecasts for Delhi, meanwhile, show that the AQI is likely to slip into the “poor” category by Tuesday, the first such instance since June 11, when Delhi last recorded an AQI of 245.
This story is from the October 14, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times Noida.
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