New Delhi, Jan. 1 -- Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said on Thursday, January 1, that the national capital recorded recorded its best air quality in eight years in 2025. The statement comes in the wake of criticism over the Delhi government's handling of air quality.

Manjinder Singh Sirsa also said the PM2.5 levels declined from 104 micrograms per cubic metre in 2024 to 96 in 2025, while PM10 levels fell from 212 micrograms per cubic metre to 197 during the same period. He emphasised that science-led action worked wonders for Delhi.

"Delhiites gave us the mandate to serve, and we made clean air our foremost pledge. The record good AQI days in 2025 prove that science-led action works wonders," Sirsa said.

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