Delhi’s air quality improves for the January–May period, with the national capital posting its lowest average Air Quality Index (AQI) in eight years, aside from the Covid-impacted year of 2020. Multiple outlets report that the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) shares data showing Delhi’s average AQI for January–May stands at 211 this year. This marks a sharp improvement compared with previous years in the same period, and it is described as the cleanest performance for Delhi during January to May across an eight-year comparison, excluding 2020 from the baseline. The reporting emphasizes that 2020 is treated separately due to unusual conditions during the pandemic, which affected emissions and air quality. The sources consistently cite CAQM as the data provider and focus on the January–May window as the key timeframe for the improvement. No further breakdowns of contributing factors or pollutant-wise changes are provided in the two accounts.
Delhi records lowest January–May AQI in eight years, excluding 2020
Delhi’s air quality improves for the January–May period, with the national capital posting its lowest average Air Quality Index (AQI) in eight years, aside from the Covid-impacted year of 2020. Multip...
- Delhi’s average AQI for January–May is 211 this year.
- The January–May AQI is the lowest in eight years, excluding 2020.
- The figures come from data shared by the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM).
- The improvement refers specifically to the period from January through May.
- Both reports compare performance against prior years within the eight-year timeframe.
Delhi recorded its cleanest air for the January-May period in eight years, excluding the Covid-affected year of 2020, with the average Air Quality Index (AQI) improving to 211 this year, according to data shared by the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on Monday.
2 months agoDelhi recorded its lowest average Air Quality Index (AQI) for January-May in eight years, with an average AQI of 211 in 2026, according to the Commission for Air Quality Management. 
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