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The air quality in the national capital region improved slightly to settle in the ‘poor’ category on Thursday morning, with data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) recording the air quality index (AQI) at 276.

On Wednesday, AQI was recorded at 336, while Delhi’s 24-hour average air quality on the same day was 289.

According to the CPCB classification, an AQI between 0 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’.

Meanwhile, the minimum temperature in the city was recorded at 5.8 degrees Celsius, 1.1 notches below the season’s average, the India Meteorological Department said, which also forecast the maximum temperature to settle around 16 degrees Celsius.

The weather office has forecast dense fog on Friday and Saturday as well.

 

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