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Delhi ‘World’s Most Polluted City’ on Diwali 

Delhiites woke up to even more polluted air on the morning of Diwali on Monday, as the air quality inched close to the ‘very poor category. The national capital became the “most polluted city” in the world with AQI 170 according to the World AQI report formulated by Switzerland’s IQAir.

The report also showed Mumbai trailing close behind at 160 in terms of poor air quality. According to the report, AQI between 151 to 200 qualified as “very unhealthy”.