• As Delhi AQI worsens, memes about it are going viral on social media

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    As Delhi AQI worsens, memes about it are going viral on social media

    The capital city's AQI was 472 on Friday morning during the same morning session...


    Digital Desk: As Delhi's air quality has deteriorated to "severe" in recent days, causing people to suffer from severe health concerns, many have taken to social media to make jokes to lift people's spirits about the issue.


    A slew of memes has surfaced on the internet in the hopes of boosting your 'online life' while dealing with gloomy weather conditions. People in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) reported choking and "eye burning" as a result of haze and air pollution, which left them gasping for breath.


    Delhi chief minister, Arvind Kejriwal, also declared on Friday that primary schools in Delhi will be closed from tomorrow till the pollution situation improves. While Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai announced mandatory work-from-home for 50% of Delhi government employees.


    The capital city's AQI was 472 on Friday morning during the same morning session. Additionally, Noida and Gurugram in the National Capital Region (NCR) area had AQI readings of 529 and 478, respectively, at 7 am this morning, both in the extremely toxic "severe" category.


    An AQI of 534 was measured in Dhirpur, West Delhi.


    SAFAR (System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research) said on Friday that stubble-burning was responsible for 34% of Delhi's particle matter (PM) 2.5 pollution.


    Take a peek at some of these hilarious memes:

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