New Delhi, Oct. 22 -- Delhi's air quality remained in the 'poor' category on Thursday, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded at 299 at 10:31 AM on the government's AQI dashboard, while private air quality monitoring platform IQAir recorded an AQI of 242 at 9:30 AM.

Area-wise, the AQI around Akshardham Temple stood at 237. Among other locations in Delhi, Defence Colony recorded an AQI of around 261, Shahdara 225, Deoli 203, Rohini 226, Anand Vihar 237, Patparganj 298 and ITO 280.

Meanwhile, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has invoked Stage 1 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) across Delhi-NCR with immediate effect as the national capital's air quality deteriorated to the 'poor' category.

According to the Unio...