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People cover their faces as they pass by amid poor air quality, at Loni, in Ghaziabad district, Uttar Pradesh, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026. | Photo: PTI/Arun Sharma
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People cover their faces amid smog, at Azadpur Mandi, in New Delhi, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026. Delhi’s air quality slipped into the ‘very poor’ category at 332 as a thick layer of smog engulfed the national capital on Tuesday morning, with Jahangirpuri recording the highest reading at 452 in the ‘severe category’, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). | Photo: PTI
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People purchase vegetables amid smog, at Azadpur Mandi, in New Delhi, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026. | Photo: PTI
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Bar-headed geese fly amid low visibility due to morning smog, in Gurugram, Haryana, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026. | Photo: PTI
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People cover their faces as they pass by amid poor air quality, at Loni, in Ghaziabad district, Uttar Pradesh, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026. | Photo: PTI/Arun Sharma
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People cover their faces as they pass by amid poor air quality, at Loni, in Ghaziabad district, Uttar Pradesh, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026. | Photo: PTI/Arun Sharma
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Commuters cover their face as they pass by amid poor air quality, at Loni, in Ghaziabad district, Uttar Pradesh, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026. | Photo: PTI/Arun Sharma
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Low visibility near India Gate, in New Delhi, Monday, Nov. 2, 2026. Delhi's air quality slipped into the 'very poor' category for the first time this season on Monday. | Photo: PTI
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An aerial view of the city skyline shrouded in smog amid hazy conditions, Noida Sector 44, Uttar Pradesh, Monday, Nov. 2, 2026. | Photo: PTI
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A view of high-rise residential buildings blanketed in thick smog as air quality deteriorates, reducing visibility, in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, Monday, Nov. 2, 2026. | Photo: PTI















