Overview
- Delhi’s AQI hit 391 in the morning with more than half of monitoring stations over 400, before easing to 370 by 4 pm and 352–365 by evening, CPCB data showed.
- After a review meeting, the CAQM sub-committee decided not to trigger Stage-3 restrictions, with Stages 1 and 2 to continue and conditions to be reviewed closely.
- Forecasts point to ‘very poor’ air over the next few days as winter inversion and low winds trap pollutants; the city recorded a minimum near 11–12°C.
- DSS estimates put stubble burning’s contribution at about 5% on Sunday, with transport around 20%, even as several hotspots remained in the ‘severe’ range.
- Residents rallied at India Gate seeking stronger action and some were detained after police cited Jantar Mantar as the designated protest site, while AAP alleged AQI data manipulation that officials have denied; Lahore and other Punjab cities also reported hazardous readings with ongoing vehicle-enforcement drives.