India, Nov. 2 -- The Congress on Monday took a swipe at the Modi government after Delhi's air quality slipped into the 'very poor' category for the first time this season, saying PM2.5 is choking the nation's capital and the "PM 3.0 government" needs to take this more seriously than it has so far.

Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said the National Clean Air Programme focuses heavily on PM10, but it is the finer particulate matter PM2.5 that is the real killer as far as public health is concerned.

"PM 2.5 is choking the nation's capital and other parts of north India especially," Ramesh said on X.

For quite some time, it has been abundantly clear that PM2.5 safety standards-that is for Particulate Matter...