Delhi AQI hits 326, PM2.5 leading at 47 stations
India
Delhi's air just got harder to breathe, with the city's AQI hitting 326 and landing in the "very poor" range on Thursday, November 12, 2026, a jump from the previous day.
Out of 59 monitoring spots, 42 showed AQI above 300, with PM2.5 the leading pollutant at 47 of the 57 reporting stations.
NSUT and IIT Delhi severe AQI
A couple of places, NSUT Jaffarpur and IIT Delhi, saw even worse numbers, with AQI soaring past 400 into "severe" territory.
Stage II of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) is in force.
Meanwhile, the Central Pollution Control Board explained that its AQI scores are based on a full day's average (not hourly), after some confusion over different reporting methods.