India, Nov. 24 -- Air quality in the Capital, after a two-day respite, continued to remain in the "severe" category on Saturday, as western disturbances in the region brought down the wind speed, effectively trapping pollutants within Delhi. Thursday's improvement in AQI had broken a five-day streak of "severe" air that the Capital had been experiencing, which came as a result of an increase in wind speed.

The prevailing meteorological conditions also led to a rise in the temperature, with Delhi clocking a maximum temperature of 29.4degC, which was over 2degC higher than the day before and three degrees above the normal for this time of the year, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

The air quality index (AQI) of Delh...