Delhi in 'red zone’ as AQI at 335, records 11°C in morning

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A heavy   furniture   of smog engulfs India Gate arsenic  aerial  prime   remains successful  the 'poor' class  successful  New Delhi connected  November 7, 2025

A heavy furniture of smog engulfs India Gate arsenic aerial prime remains successful the 'poor' class successful New Delhi connected November 7, 2025 | Photo Credit: ANI

The nationalist superior connected Saturday (November 8, 2025) recorded an mean Air Quality Index (AQI) of 335 astatine 9 a.m., placing Delhi successful the 'red zone' and making it the astir polluted metropolis successful the country, according to information from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).

PM2.5 remained the cardinal pollutant connected Saturday (November 8). Since Deepavali, the nationalist capital's aerial quality has been either 'poor' oregon 'very poor', occasionally worsening to 'severe'.

Delhi's temperatures continued to dip, with the mercury settling astatine 11°C, 3 notches beneath the seasonal average. The metropolis recorded a maximum somesthesia of 28.6°C, 0.9°C beneath normal, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

In comparison, the metropolis had recorded minimum temperatures of 9.5°C connected October 29 past year, 9.2°C connected October 23 successful 2023, and 7.3°C connected October 29 successful 2022, indicating a somewhat delayed onset of wintertime this year. The IMD has forecast chiefly wide skies for the day.

Published - November 08, 2025 11:30 americium IST

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