Delhi's air quality sinks to 'severe' levels, CPCB faces outage

India Nov 10, 2025

Delhi woke up to thick smog and barely-there visibility, with air quality sinking fast.
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) had to pause its AQI updates after noon because of a tech glitch—though the pollution had peaked earlier.
Independent trackers showed the AQI hovering near 370, almost at "severe" levels.

People take to streets demanding action

People across Delhi are frustrated and worried—many even took to the streets demanding action from authorities.
Meanwhile, officials are sticking with only the first two stages of anti-pollution measures (GRAP), despite pollution spiking to its second-worst level this season.
To make things trickier, these technical outages keep happening just when people need real-time info most.