India, Jan. 3 -- Delhi woke up to relatively clearer sky on Saturday morning with the city recording an overall Air Quality Index (AQI) of 235 at 8 am, marking a significant improvement after weeks of 'very poor' to 'severe' category air.

Nine recording stations logged air quality in the moderate category, according to .data on Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). These included Mandir Marg with AQI of 128, followed by Bawana (145) and IGI Airport T3 (148). Jahangirpuri station recorded the worst AQI of 309, followed by Nehru Nagar (297) and Sirifort (289).

Delhi's overall AQI on Friday stood at 236, compared to 380 recorded the previous day, an improvement driven by strong surface winds of 15-20km per hour.

However, the respite mig...