India, Dec. 1 -- Delhi's overall Air Quality Index (AQI) deteriorated slightly but managed to remain in the 'poor' category as it stood at 300 on Monday morning, marginally up from Sunday's 270-plus reading.

Sunday, November 30, saw the 24-day streak of 'very poor' category air in Delhi ending as strong northwesterly winds brought small respite along with clearer skies for the city and adjoining areas like Uttar Pradesh's Noida, Ghaziabad as well as Haryana's Gurugram and Faridabad.

-Delhi AQI today: At around 8:05 am on Monday, Delhi's overall AQI stood at 300 - the 'poor' category - with 23 of the 38 monitoring stations listed on Central Pollution Control Board's Sameer app recording 'very poor' level air quality index. On Sunday, the...