Delhi AQI

Health insurance pollution cover pays for hospital stays for asthma, bronchitis and COPD, but waiting periods, room limits and OPD rules still apply.

GRAP Stage III curbs are in force across Delhi-NCR, with older vehicles off roads and hybrid classes for young pupils as air quality worsens before Diwali.

GRAP Stage II curbs began across Delhi-NCR on November 2 after Delhi's average AQI hit 324, the first very poor reading of the pollution season.

Delhi AQI averaged 166 in October 2026, the lowest October reading in eight years, helped by heavy rain, though the figure still sits in the moderate band.

Former WHO scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan warns air pollution is stunting children's lung development and learning capacity as Delhi's AQI nears 300.