Overview
- Delhi’s 24‑hour AQI averaged 387 on November 14 after three severe days, CPCB data show, though several stations remained in the severe zone including Wazirpur at 433 and Bawana at 429.
- CAQM’s GRAP Stage III restrictions remain in force across NCR, and the Supreme Court has asked Punjab and Haryana to file reports on stubble‑burning controls.
- IITM/DSS estimated farm fires at 8.5% of Delhi’s PM2.5 on Friday and projects about 16% on Saturday, with transport near 20%; satellites tracked new fires in Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh.
- Forecasts indicate very poor air through the weekend and very poor to severe next week despite a brief dispersion boost from 14–15 km/h winds, with IMD noting clear skies, shallow fog and below‑normal temperatures.
- Mumbai recorded worsening air with hotspots breaching 300–400 AQI (BKC ~307–341, Wadala up to 396–438, Colaba ~302–324) while Lahore logged hazardous readings above 500, leading global pollution rankings and triggering health advisories.