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Delhi air quality slips to moderate as stubble burning rises

Original: 🚨🌫️ DELHI AIR QUALITY SLIPS TO 'MODERATE' Delhi's air quality has moved into the 'Moderate' category as stubble-burning

Delhi's air quality has slipped into the 'moderate' category as crop residue burning picks up across northern India. Officials recorded 114 stubble-burning incidents between September 15 and 30, including 59 in Punjab and 32 in Uttar Pradesh. The seasonal burning is expected to worsen pollution in the capital in the coming weeks, reviving familiar concerns about winter smog.

Why now: The onset of the stubble-burning season has raised fears of another severe pollution winter in Delhi.

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• 🚨🌫️ DELHI AIR QUALITY SLIPS TO 'MODERATE' Delhi's air quality has moved into the 'Moderate' category as stubble-burning events were recorded across six states. Officials detected 114 residue-burning incidents between September 15 and 30, including 59 in Punjab and 32 in Uttar… · princeverma · 3

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