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Air quality moderate in Delhi

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The minimum temperature in Delhi settled at 23.8 degrees Celsius, 2.8 degree above the season’s normal, with the weather office predicting partly cloudy skies on Friday.

Palam recorded a minimum temperature of 21 degrees Celsius, Lodhi Road 23.2 degrees Celsius and Ayanagar 23 degrees.

“Mostly partly cloudy skies are expected to persist for the next few days,” the India Meteorological Department said.

The maximum temperature is likely to settle around 34 degrees Celsius.

The air quality index (AQI) of the city remained in the moderate category on Saturday and was recorded at 130, according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).

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As per CPCB standards, an AQI of 0-50 is considered ‘good’, 51-100 ‘satisfactory’, 101-200 ‘moderate’, 201-300 ‘poor’, 301-400 ‘very poor’, and 401-500 ‘severe’.

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