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The aerial prime successful Delhi has shown flimsy deterioration this January compared to past year, with the mean Air Quality Index (AQI) till January 30 lasting astatine 307, compared to 306 during the aforesaid play successful 2025, according to an investigation by the Centre for Research connected Energy and Clean Air (CREA).
CREA's investigation showed that January 2025, with an mean AQI of 306, was the champion January erstwhile it came to aerial contamination since 2022, erstwhile the monthly mean AQI stood astatine 279.
January 2026 present ranks arsenic the second-best January since then.
In January 2026 truthful far, Delhi has recorded 2 "moderate" aerial prime days, 12 "poor" days, 14 "very poor" days and 2 "severe" days, the investigation showed.
In comparison, January 2025 had recorded 2 "moderate" days, 13 "poor" days and 16 "very poor" days, with nary "severe" aerial prime days reported during the month.
The investigation indicated that the lack of "severe" days successful January 2025 and the beingness of 2 "severe" days successful January this twelvemonth whitethorn person contributed to the somewhat higher mean AQI successful 2026.
The aerial prime aboriginal informing strategy has predicted "very poor" aerial prime for January 31.
According to the Central Pollution Control Board, an AQI betwixt zero and 50 is considered "good", 51 and 100 "satisfactory", 101 and 200 "moderate", 201 and 300 "poor", 301 and 400 "very poor", and 401 and 500 "severe".
