Published by Mr. Ajay Maken, Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha. Independent analysis of official CPCB monitoring data. Data compiled by CREA, with our thanks for its work in creating awareness. CREA has no involvement in this site. Contact: [email protected]

Report · 09 August 2026

From 65 to 100. The 95 per cent interval runs 27.4 to 41.5 points, on 35 matched stations.

38 / 40
Stations above the WHO limit
PM10, of those reporting today
2.4×
Times the WHO limit
city average, weather removed
6 / 40
Stations above the national limit
PM10, of those reporting today
215
AQI at the worst station
North Campus, Poor
Analysis window: 10 AM 8th August to 10 AM 9th August
Baseline: YoY baseline: avg of 2nd Aug - 16th Aug 2025 (same +/-7 days), matched stations

Today's full report

Roughly twelve pages: the verdict on today's air, every monitoring station, the weather versus policy attribution, the full year of de-weathered trends, and the annexures behind each number.

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The findings

What today's report says

Against yesterday: the one-day move
From 65 to 100. The 95 per cent interval runs 27.4 to 41.5 points, on 35 matched stations.
Against last year: the observed reading
Today 100 against 101 on the same date last year, matched stations. The interval runs -8.3 to 11.4 points, so the honest reading is level, not better.
The weather-corrected verdict
Observed, the year reads -0.7 points, level. Corrected for weather it reads +8.6. 5 of 6 pollutants show no real improvement.
The worst station in the city today
Poor, on Ozone. Last year this station read 112 on the same date; the change is 102.7 points.

A caution we publish daily

Gas data carries documented unit-inconsistency (peer-reviewed international research, 2025); we lead on the reliable PM2.5/PM10.

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