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Slight improvement in Delhi's air but don't heave a sigh of relief just yet

The Environment Ministry is likely to come out with its National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) next month, which proposes multiple strategies to combat air pollution

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The air quality in Delhi and neighbouring areas has slightly improved on Friday after it plummeted to 'severe' level on Tuesday, 

The overall air quality index of Delhi was recorded at 375 on Friday morning which falls in the 'very poor' category, according to System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR).


In Delhi, the overall PM2.5 (particles in the air with a diameter of less than 2.5 micrometres) was recorded at 217 against the safe limit of 60. The PM2.5 also