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Delhi's air quality remained 'very bad,' with the AQI reaching 332 on Friday morning. PM10 is still the most dangerous pollution.

The government stated in its affidavit that in the recent past, various governmental services were disrupted for a significant amount of time owing to the COVID-19 epidemic, which had pan-India repercussions.

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The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) issued several directives to Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh to address the city's and surrounding territories' air pollution situation.

A Right to Information plea in April revealed that this year the Delhi government spent more than Rs 150 crore on advertisements in three months, while it allocated just Rs 124.8 crore to tackle air pollution in the same period.

In an affidavit presented to the court, the state government argued that a lockdown is also required for the neighbouring areas of Delhi that fall under the National Capital Region (NCR).

Oil marketing companies have not reduced the price of petrol and diesel despite the crude oil prices trading at around $80 per barrel for over a week.

The apex court ordered the Centre to take immediate action to cut the air quality index from 500 to at least 200 points.

The city's Air Quality Index was 454 at 9 am. Severe air quality was detected in Faridabad (452), Ghaziabad (490), Greater Noida (476), Gurugram (418), and Noida (434).