New Delhi, Nov. 24 -- Toxic smog continued to cloak the national capital on Monday, with Delhi residents forced to breathe foul air as the city remained stuck in the 'very poor' category for several days.
The 24-hour average Air Quality Index stood at 382, according to the Central Pollution Control Board, driven largely by high PM2.5 levels.
This persistent haze comes even as stubble-burning emissions have sharply declined over the past week, falling to just 1.884 % of Delhi's pollution share on Monday, data from the Decision Support System for Air Quality Management reported.
The share of emissions from farm fires, which reached a single-day peak of 22.4 % on November 12, dipped to 2.66 % on November 22. On Monday, the contribution from...