Delhi has received a respite from toxic air in the first two days of December as the city's AQI remained in the "poor" category on Monday, recording a reading of 280

However, the city’s air quality remains suboptimal, as an AQI between 201 and 300 is still considered harmful to sensitive groups. The absence of dense fog has allowed sunlight to reach the surface, aiding the scattering of pollutants as the mixing height stayed relatively high.

The improvement in air quality to consistent dry northwesterly winds blowing at around 8 km/h since Saturday has strengthened overnight, reaching up to 15 km/h on Sunday, dispersed pollutants.

Gurgaon sees a minor drop in air quality with AQI at 251, yet pollution levels remain hazardous. Key monitoring stations report alarming PM2.5 and PM10 concentrations far exceeding safety standards. Experts warn of ongoing poor air quality conditions.

The 24-hour average AQI at 4 pm was slightly lower than Sunday's 285. Since October 30, air quality had been in the ‘very poor’ and ‘severe’ categories.

Delhi's air quality index (AQI) improved slightly on Monday as it remained in the 'poor' category for the second consecutive day, providing not much relief from bad air.

National capital sees marginal improvement from 'very poor' levels, but monitoring stations reveal alarming hotspots exceeding AQI 300

The city recorded its best air quality since Oct 29, but hold on to that deep breath of satisfaction because Delhi's AQI was still 'poor'.Several stations continued to suffer very poor air quality. None recorded severe levels.