India, Feb. 18 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

The Sub-Committee on Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) of the Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas (CAQM) on Wednesday decided to revoke all Stage-II GRAP actions across the entire NCR with immediate effect, noting a consistent improvement in Delhi's daily average AQI over the past few days.

Stage-II of the extant GRAP had been invoked on 19.10.2025, when the average AQI of Delhi started exhibiting an increasing trend.

Delhi's daily average AQI has shown a downward trend, recording 261 on 16.02.2026, improving to 249 on 17.02.2026 and further improving to 214 today, as per the AQI Bulletin issued by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).

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