New Delhi, Dec. 31 -- The Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas (CAQM), since its inception in 2021, through a series of Directions/Advisories and Orders, has initiated various policy measures and field actions to abate air pollution in Delhi-NCR, an official press release said.

Continued, concerted and persistent efforts of all the stakeholders around the year in 2025 have further helped to improve the general air quality in Delhi as is evident from a record 79 days during 2025 with the AQI of 100 or below, i.e. in 'Good' and 'Satisfactory' categories, which is lower than only the Covid year 2020. The year 2025 recorded the second-lowest number of "Severe to Severe+" AQI days, i.e. 8 such days, since 2018.

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