Delhi air pollution worst in the world on Friday, shows Swiss firm data

Delhi government has ordered WFH for 50 per cent of govt staffers, primary schools have been ordered shut

The nation’s capital had the worst air quality in the world on Friday.

To limit the consequences of rising air pollution in Delhi, the state government announced the closure of primary schools and work-from-home for 50 per cent of the government employees on Friday.

With Delhi’s Air quality index (AQI) – which measures the daily air quality in an area – touching 415 (as of 4 PM on November 4), it was the most polluted city globally as per IQAir, a Swiss air technology company that measures air quality. Lahore in Pakistan was second in the list of most polluted