As Delhi-NCR braces for the annual pollution spike, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on Tuesday officially activated Stage-I measures under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP).

The move comes as Air Quality Index (AQI) of the national capital reached 211 on Tuesday, moving the air to the "poor" category, thus pointing out to the worsening trend that is starting now and is expected to only rise in the coming days and weeks.

In a detailed review meeting that was held earlier today, the GRAP Sub-Committee examined real-time air quality readings from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and combined these with forecasts from the India Meteorological Department (IMD) and the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM).

The committee noted that stagnant weather co

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