Delhi’s air quality slips to ‘very poor’ category; stubble burning contributes 14% to polluted air

Delhi's air quality deteriorated to 'very poor,' with a sharp increase in stubble burning in the last two days contributing to a 14 per cent increase in the city's deteriorating air quality.

Air quality in Delhi slipped to “very poor" category on Saturday with a steep rise in stubble burning in the last two days contributing to 14 per cent in the city’s deteriorating air, authorities said.

According to the Ministry of Earth Sciences' forecast body SAFAR, Delhi's AQI slipped to a very poor category with PM 2.5 as the lead pollutant.