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March 16, 2026: Delhi breathes ‘good’ air, but not due to policy

In today’s episode of Aaj Ka AQI, our air quality monitor recorded an AQI of around 40 in Sarvodaya Enclave, which falls in the “good” category — something we rarely see in the city.

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March 12, 2026: ‘Severe’ AQI for Safdarjung patients

In this episode of Aaj Ka AQI, we visit the area around Safdarjung Hospital, located next to one of Delhi’s busiest intersections.

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March 9, 2026: ‘Moderate’ AQI at AIIMS, ‘poor’ for Delhi

For this episode of Aaj Ka AQI, Newslaundry visited AIIMS. The nearest monitoring system pegged the AQI at 169, or in the ‘moderate’ category.

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March 5, 2026: Don’t let the ‘moderate’ AQI fool you. Delhi has an ozone problem

For this episode of Aaj Ka AQI, Newslaundry visited the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Lodhi Road. While the IMD monitoring system recorded an AQI of 123 at 11 am, our handheld device showed a higher reading of 173 – placing the air quality firmly in the ‘moderate’ category.

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Feb 2, 2026: ‘Very poor’ AQI, no relief for Delhi’s street vendors

For this episode of Aaj Ka AQI, Newslaundry visited one of Saket’s busiest traffic intersections, with crowds and street vendors lining the road, many of them without masks.

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Jan 28, 2026: Despite rain, air quality remains ‘very poor’

For today’s episode of Aaj Ka AQI, we stood outside the Gopaldas building on Barakhamba Road, one of the city’s bustling economic hubs. The nearest official CPCB monitoring station at ITO recorded an AQI of 262, placing it in the ‘poor’ category. Our independent air quality monitor, however, recorded an…

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Dec 17, 2025: ‘Severe’ AQI’s impact on DU North Campus

Today’s Aaj Ka AQI is from Delhi University’s North Campus, home to some of India’s most prestigious colleges.

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Oct 13, 2025: Delhi air is getting worse again

For this episode of Aaj Ka AQI, Newslaundry visited the Safdarjung Tomb, a historical site whose gardens attract hundreds of visitors each day.

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September 29, 2025: Another season of blame game in Delhi soon?

For this episode of Aaj Ka AQI, Newslaundry visited a bus stop at Aurobindo Ashram Marg. The nearest air quality monitoring station pegged the AQI at 69 or as satisfactory.

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September 15, 2025: After weeks of relief, Delhi’s AQI begins to worsen

For this episode of Aaj Ka AQI, Newslaundry visited the bus terminal in Trilokpuri, one of East Delhi’s most densely populated localities.

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September 11, 2025: Is the air clean in Mayur Vihar?

For this episode of Aaj Ka AQI, Newslaundry visited Mayur Vihar Phase 1, near the Ahlcon Public School, a short walk away from a busy metro station.

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September 8, 2025: Can mist sprayers do the job at Lodhi Garden?

For this episode of Aaj Ka AQI, Newslaundry visited the Lodhi Garden in New Delhi.

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Aug 18, 2025: It’s not just rainfall behind better air quality

For this episode of Aaj Ka AQI, Newslaundry visited the Jawaharlal Nehru University. The AQI at the nearest monitoring station was recorded 74, or satisfactory.

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July 31, 2025: Air pollution’s impact on water

In this episode of Aaj Ka AQI, we visited a water pumping station in Malviya Nagar. While heavy rainfall brought the AQI to a satisfactory level in the area, other parts in Delhi continue to breathe polluted air – at one monitoring station, the AQI was pegged at 119.

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June 30, 2025: Aaj Ka AQI from Connaught Place

Four years ago, the AAP installed a smog tower in Delhi’s Connaught Place at a cost of Rs 22 crore. Now, the BJP has decided to install 150 air purifiers at Nehru Park in a pilot project to clean Delhi’s unbreathable air. It begs the question – do these really…

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June 5, 2025: Taking stock of AQI measures on World Environment Day

For this episode of Aaj Ka AQI, Newslaundry reached the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change on World Environment Day. The AQI at the nearest monitoring station was pegged at 137 or in the moderate category, as per the CPCB data.

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May 26, 2025: Waterlogging exposes govt’s Minto Bridge promise. What about AQI?

For this episode of Aaj Ka AQI, Newslaundry reached Minto Bridge, where top ministers of the Rekha Gupta government and Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena had promised to fix waterlogging in April. But the spot was waterlogged again as rain lashed the city on the weekend.

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May 22, 2025: The air around Delhi’s forests

For this episode of Aaj Ka AQI, Newslaundry reached the Hauz Rani City Forest – among the several green spaces in South Delhi. Despite the green cover, the AQI at the nearest monitoring station was pegged at 155 or in the moderate category. As per CPCB data, PM2.5 levels were…

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Aaj Ka AQI: Tourists at risk at Qutub Minar?

Many tourist spots in the national capital are enveloped in smog on several days every year.

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Aaj Ka AQI: DDA’s failed green efforts in Delhi

The Delhi Development Authority had aimed to plant over one crore saplings across Delhi to make the city greener in 2024-2025. But it met zero percent of the target.

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Aaj Ka AQI: Pollution’s impact on IIT-Delhi

Over the past few years, IIT-Delhi has come up with several studies on the state of air pollution in India. Does pollution impact the institute as well?

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Aaj Ka AQI: Delhi govt polluting without consequence?

A petition before the National Green Tribunal had recently claimed that many Delhi government vehicles pollute without consequence. An analysis of a list of 107 vehicles found that at least 66 official vehicles lacked a pollution under control certificate.

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Aaj Ka AQI: Environment ministry’s progress on cleaning India’s air

A recent report revealed that levels of particulate concentration in 33 cities covered under the National Clean Air Programme had shot up in the last financial year.

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April 7, 2025: All is not well with Delhi’s pollution checking centres

For this episode of Aaj Ka AQI, Newslaundry visits a pollution checking centre that issues PUC certificates to vehicles in Delhi’s Green Park area. The air pollution reading meters showed that the PM 2.5 level hovered around 120 while PM 10 was around 140 in the area – much higher…

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April 3, 2025: Delhi’s air monitoring data is unreliable

For this episode of Aaj Ka AQI, Newslaundry visits the National Institute of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases, which has one of the 38 continuous ambient air quality monitoring stations in Delhi. The PM 2.5 level was 21 and PM 10 hovered around 24. At 143, the AQI was in the…

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