Overview
- Central Pollution Control Board data showed Delhi’s overall AQI at about 461 on Dec. 14, placing the city firmly in the ‘severe’ category.
- Coverage on Monday reported several areas still near 500 AQI, underscoring persistent hazardous conditions through the new week.
- The Reddit poster, an IT professional from Noida, argued that tech jobs and pay are stronger in Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and Pune.
- He criticized NCR’s food as overpriced and poorer in value for non‑vegetarian options, and contrasted late‑night safety with Pune’s livelier streets.
- He cited steep housing costs in Gurugram versus options in Pune and Bengaluru, and decried the normalization of pollution while noting his unverified claim of local AQI readings above 700.