Delhi's air quality back in 'poor' category
New Delhi, (PTI): Delhi's air quality showed a marginal improvement on Monday and was recorded in the "poor" category, while the city registered a maximum temperature of 31.5 degrees Celsius, normal for this time of the year.
The capital's 24-hour average air quality index stood at 313 on Sunday, deteriorating from 248 on Saturday.
Delhi last recorded "very poor" air quality on May 17 when the AQI was 336.
On Monday, the 24-hour average air quality index stood at 263 while the city's minimum temperature was recorded at 17.2 degrees Celsius, normal for this time of the year, the weather office here said.
The humidity levels oscillated between 44 per cent and 94 per cent.
An AQI in the range of 0-50 is considered 'good', 51-100 'satisfactory', 101-200 'moderate', 201-300 'poor', 301-400 'very poor' and 401-500 'severe'. An AQI above 500 falls in the 'severe plus' category.
According to the forecast, the air quality is likely to be in the "very poor" category on Tuesday and Wednesday.
The air quality on October 26 is likely to be in the lower end of "very poor" category.
The weather office has forecast mainly clear sky for Tuesday with the possibility of mist in the morning.
The maximum and minimum temperatures are expected to settle at 32 degrees Celsius and 17 degrees Celsius, respectively.
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Three arrested for running fake Aadhaar racket in UP's Badaun
Budaun (UP), Apr 30 (PTI): The Budaun Police on Thursday busted a gang allegedly involved in preparing fake Aadhaar cards and forged documents, and arrested three of its members, officials said.
The action was carried out in the Hazratpur area, where the accused were found operating an illegal setup to generate fake identity documents, they said.
The accused have been identified as Farman Ali, a resident of Munshi Nagla, Anuj Kumar of Uprela, and Brajnandan of Sirsauli.
The police said a fingerprint scanner, three laptops, a hard disk, a scanner, a large number of Aadhaar cards and several suspicious documents were recovered from their possession.
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During interrogation, it was revealed that the gang had been involved in preparing fake identity documents for a long time, misleading people and earning money through illegal means, officials said.
Station House Officer Pushpendra Singh said the accused have been produced before a court, and efforts are underway to identify and arrest other members of the gang.
He added that further revelations are likely as the investigation progresses.
