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Delhi air improves slightly but remains 'very poor' with AQI of 332

Arvind Kejriwal's government on Thursday said that 70 per cent of pollution in the national capital is coming from outside

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Delhi's air improved on Friday but was toxic still as the state government said its citizens were "blamed unnecessarily" and most pollutants were caused by cities nearby.

The national capital's Air Quality Index (AQI) was 332 --'very poor'-- at 8 am, according to the state-run System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR). Readings below 50 are considered safe, while anything above 300 is considered hazardous or 'severe'.

"The people of Delhi have been blamed unnecessarily... 70 per cent of this pollution is coming from outside. The Delhi government has constantly been working to reduce the pollution from Delhi. But

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