The average AQI in Delhi, measured at 4 pm daily, was registered at 419 on Thursday. Preceding values were 401 on Wednesday, 397 on Tuesday, and 358 on Monday, as the air quality majorly deteriorated after Diwali.
A medical supplier in Delhi said Agra is notorious in pharmaceutical circles as a hub for illegal drugs. These drugs are distributed to Delhi, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Bihar, and even Bangladesh, he said.
The missile was launched from an underwater position in the White Sea off Russia's northern coast and hit a target thousands of kilometres away on the Kamchatka peninsula in the Russian Far East.
Delhi's air quality index increased to 460 on Friday, even as GRAP-III regulations are under implementation in the national capital. The Delhi government is set to hold a meeting today at 12 pm to discuss the worsening situation.
Amid the intensifying conflict between Israel and Hamas, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire and unimpeded humanitarian access in Gaza.