Delhi's Air Quality 'Very Poor' at 378 AQI; Smog Blankets Capital

• Delhi's Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded at 378 on Tuesday morning, falling into the 'very poor' category.
• This showed a marginal improvement from Monday's AQI of 427, which was in the 'severe' category.
• Ghazipur and Anand Vihar areas recorded 'severe' AQI levels of around 410.
• The Delhi government directed schools for students up to class 5 to shift to online mode due to severe pollution.
• An Expert Committee met to discuss strategies for reducing vehicular emissions in the Delhi-NCR region.

Why It Matters: Delhi's toxic air endangers health and forces life changes.