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Delhi records 'very poor' air quality on Diwali, 19 monitoring stations report severe AQI

DNA India reaches for "worst" where Times of India stays flat.

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What happened Delhi records 'very poor' air quality on Diwali, 19 monitoring stations report severe AQI.
The headline split Times of India frames it as "Delhi records 'very poor' air quality on Diwali, 19 monitoring stations report severe AQI". DNA India frames it as "Delhi Chokes On Diwali: AQI in 'very poor' category, smog envelops capital, Jahangirpuri...".
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CenterDelhi records 'very poor' air quality on Diwali, 19 monitoring stations report severe AQI

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Times of IndiaNews report · Nov 8, 3:25 PM

Delhi records 'very poor' air quality on Diwali, 19 monitoring stations report severe AQI

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DNA IndiaNews report · Nov 8, 5:35 PM

Delhi Chokes On Diwali: AQI in 'very poor' category, smog envelops capital, Jahangirpuri worst at 464

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Delhi AQI at 371 very poor at 7pm Diwali Sunday, 20 of 59 stations severe, Jahangirpuri 464 most polluted, PM2.5 dominant due to firecrackers, forecast severe from Nov 9.

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Nov 8, 3:25 PM: Times of India joined the source map.

Nov 8, 5:35 PM: DNA India joined the source map.

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