Overview
- Citywide AQI rose to roughly 299–301 on Monday morning, with Nehru Nagar at 354 and many stations back in the ‘very poor’ band.
- Sunday’s wind-driven dip to 268–279 ended a 24-day streak above 300, yet hotspots such as Shadipur and RK Puram remained elevated.
- CAQM has withdrawn Stage III restrictions under the GRAP and ordered continued enforcement of Stage I and II actions across the NCR.
- Civil-society groups have called a December 3 protest at Jantar Mantar, and opposition leaders demanded a parliamentary debate as the winter session begins.
- Delhi plans six new advanced monitoring stations targeted for operation by January 15, 2026, while the Jan–Nov average AQI improved to 187, the best in eight years excluding 2020.