India, Nov. 27 -- Delhi's air quality remained "very poor" on Thursday, a day after the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) revoked Stage 3 restrictions under the Graded Response Action Plan (Grap), even as the minimum temperature of 8.3degC was marginally up from a season's lowest of 8degC a day earlier.

On Tuesday, Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 9degC, compared to 9.3degC on Monday. It plunged to the lowest for November since 2022 on Wednesday. An average air quality index (AQI) of 355 was recorded at 9am. It was 327 at 4pm on Wednesday.

Stage 3 Grap restrictions were revoked despite forecasts indicating air quality will remain "very poor". A week earlier, the Supreme Court asked CAQM to take "proactive action" and m...