{
  "id": 19093866,
  "title": "Delhi air pollution: AAP slams Delhi govt for alleged air quality data ‘manipulation’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/delhi-air-pollution-aap-slams-delhi-govt-for-alleged-air-quality-data",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-09T05:01:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/delhi-air-pollution-aap-slams-delhi-govt-for-alleged-air-quality-data-manipulation/article71681459.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Delhi of allegedly manipulating air quality data during the Deepavali festival. Delhi president of the AAP, Saurabh Bharadwaj, expressed concern over the government's shutdown of air quality monitoring stations. He questioned how citizens could trust a government that engages in data fraud. Data from several monitoring stations operated by the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) were unavailable for hours during the peak pollution period following the bursting of firecrackers. This raises concerns that the actual spike in pollution could have been higher than reported. The AAP had previously accused the BJP government of manipulating AQI data by spraying water on monitoring stations, alleging that such actions are not only corrupt but also life-threatening.",
  "summary": "Last week, the AAP had accused the BJP government of “manipulating” AQI data by spraying water on monitoring stations, and alleged that “fudging” AQI data was not just corruption but life-threatening",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 8,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "Delhi Air Quality Turns 'Very Poor' On Diwali, To Turn 'Severe' Tomorrow",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/delhi-air-quality-turns-very-poor-on-diwali-to-turn-severe-tomorrow",
        "published": "2026-11-08T13:24:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "Delhi’s air struggle begins ahead of Diwali firecrackers, records ‘very poor’ air quality with 376 AQI",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/delhis-air-struggle-begins-ahead-of-diwali-firecrackers-records-very",
        "published": "2026-11-08T13:33:49.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Delhi AQI ‘very poor’ on Diwali, to turn ‘severe’ as celebrations gather pace",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/delhi-aqi-very-poor-on-diwali-to-turn-severe-as-celebrations-gather",
        "published": "2026-11-08T16:46:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CityNews",
        "title": "New Delhi wakes to toxic smog after Diwali as firecrackers add to seasonal pollution crisis",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/new-delhi-wakes-to-toxic-smog-after-diwali-as-firecrackers-add-to",
        "published": "2026-11-09T03:12:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "New Delhi wakes to toxic smog after Diwali as firecrackers add to seasonal pollution crisis",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/new-delhi-wakes-to-toxic-smog-after-diwali-as-firecrackers-add-to-19080242",
        "published": "2026-11-09T03:12:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "New Delhi blanketed in toxic smog after Diwali fireworks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/new-delhi-blanketed-in-toxic-smog-after-diwali-fireworks",
        "published": "2026-11-09T04:35:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "Delhi air quality index plunges to severe levels following Diwali fireworks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/delhi-air-quality-index-plunges-to-severe-levels-following-diwali",
        "published": "2026-11-09T04:58:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}