Delhi pollution: CPCB says extreme PM 2.5 readings not part of AQI methodology amid Diwali data gaps
Verified: 2 outlets in 2 countries have reported this story since Nov 11, 1 of them from India.
More than 20 of the city’s 59 air quality monitoring stations had not reported readings on the night of the festival, when pollution levels typically peak.
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Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.
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1 outlet from India, where the story is: Scroll.in · how we count
- Nov 11, 7:00 AM UTCFirst reportIndia: CPCB addresses stark Delhi pollution data gap on Diwali nightdw.com ↗
- Nov 11, 12:30 PM UTC+6 h· you’re reading thisDelhi pollution: CPCB says extreme PM 2.5 readings not part of AQI methodology amid Diwali data gapsscroll.in ↗
- Severity rose to medium
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 11, 12:30 PM UTC · +6 h
[Claude] Report 2 covers the same CPCB clarification on the Delhi Diwali-night air quality data gap; it adds no conflicting facts, only a different framing.
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Not in the score: AI checks and reader flags. Verified is separate: two or more independent outlets and a score of at least 65%.
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