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Delhi air pollution: Air quality drops to 'severe' again, farm fires major contributor

DNA Wednesday, 8 November 2023
Air quality in Delhi and its suburbs dropped to the 'severe' category again with smoke from post-harvest paddy straw burning in neighbouring states accounting for over one-third of the air pollution in the national capital.
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