India, Dec. 18 -- The air quality across the Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) saw marginal improvement on Wednesday, aided by favourable wind conditions.

Air quality improved significantly across parts of Gautam Budh Nagar and neighbouring Ghaziabad on Wednesday, aided by favourable wind conditions, though Noida continued to remain in the 'very poor' category, according to official data.

At 12:05 PM on Wednesday, the Air Quality Index (AQI) in Greater Noida stood at 290, placing it in the 'poor' category. In comparison, Noida recorded an AQI of 315, continuing in the 'very poor' range. Ghaziabad also witnessed a notable improvement, with the AQI recorded at 295 (poor) during the same period.

As per the 4 PM data, the AQI of Noida wa...