New Delhi, March 16 -- The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) in NCR and adjoining areas on Monday revoked Stage-I actions under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) with immediate effect, citing improved air quality.

According to a release, the CAQM said that Delhi's AQI was recorded at 119 at 4:00 PM on Monday, which reflected moderate air quality, with IMD and IITM forecasts indicating similar conditions in the coming days.

However, the CAQM has urged all agencies of the State Governments and GNCTD to continue implementing statutory directions, guidelines, and dust mitigation measures to maintain the current improvement and prevent air quality from slipping back to the 'Poor' category.

According to the Ministry of Enviro...