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Delhi air quality in ‘severe’ category

Headline via Scroll · first report 13 Nov, 08:11 IST, latest 13 Nov, 08:19 IST

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What we know

2 independent news organisations have reported this story. The first report we saw came from Hindustan Times at 13 Nov, 08:11 IST; the latest is from Scroll at 13 Nov, 08:19 IST. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details: read each report through the links below.

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Reported by2 news organisations
First report13 Nov, 08:11 IST
Latest report13 Nov, 08:19 IST
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What the reports sayEach newsroom’s own summary of its report, from its feed

As HT reported earlier, Delhi’s air quality deteriorated sharply on Thursday, with the city’s PM2.5 concentration more than doubling in 24 hours.
On Friday, 86 of the 100 most polluted cities globally were in India.

Quoted from the newsrooms’ own feeds, with their names and links. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details.

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