Kumar Bahukhandi
Vehicles move through thick smog in New Delhi on Friday, 13 November 2026. Photo: Karma Bhutia/PTI.(Representational Image)
ITO and NIH Narela also recorded readings above 400 on Sunday morning, as haze lingered over the capital.
Key Highlights
- Delhi’s overall Air Quality Index stood at 353 at 6 am on Sunday, 15 November 2026.
- At the same hour, the IIT Delhi monitoring station recorded 426, followed by NIH Narela at 417 and ITO at 415.
- A later morning update put Delhi’s AQI at 352 and IIT Delhi’s at 425, keeping both in the same respective categories.
New Delhi: Delhi’s air quality remained in the ‘very poor’ category on Sunday, 15 November 2026, with the citywide Air Quality Index (AQI) at 353 at 6 am. Pollution was more pronounced at the IIT Delhi monitoring station, where the index reached 426, placing it in the ‘severe’ category. Haze persisted across several parts of the capital.
The readings varied across the city. NIH Narela registered 417 and ITO recorded 415 at 6 am, while the Cantonment area was in the ‘moderate’ category. Under the Central Pollution Control Board’s scale, readings from 301 to 400 are classified as ‘very poor’, and those from 401 to 500 as ‘severe’.
A later morning update placed the citywide AQI at 352 and IIT Delhi’s at 425. The Commonwealth Sports Complex recorded 403, while Delhi University’s North Campus and Pusa registered 402 each. PM2.5 and PM10 were among the prominent pollutants.
Sunday’s readings followed a sharp deterioration on Friday, when the capital’s overall AQI reached 402 in the morning. It eased to 348 on Saturday morning, but IIT Delhi and ITO remained in the ‘severe’ category.
