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Air Quality In Delhi In Moderate Category

Partly cloudy skies are likely during the day and the maximum temperature is expected to hover around 30 degrees Celsius.

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Environment: Air quality very poor in Delhi
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The minimum temperature in the national capital on Thursday settled at 14.8 degrees Celsius, two notches below the season's average, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). 

Partly cloudy skies are likely during the day and the maximum temperature is expected to hover around 30 degrees Celsius.

According to the data by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) at 9 am stood at 163 (moderate category). 

An AQI between zero and 50 is considered good, 51 and 100 satisfactory, 101 and 200 moderate, 201 and 300 poor, 301 and 400 very poor, and 401 and 500 severe.

The relative humidity at 8.30 am was 80 per cent.