Outdoor activities including assemblies should not take place in schools," Delhi's Education Minister Manish Sisodia said. The pollution level rose to dangerous levels, with 18 out of 21 active pollution monitoring stations recording 'severe' air quality. A number of schools in Delhi today already suspended their outdoor activities and advised parents to ensure their children wear masks. Tagore International School has truncated outdoor activities to once a week since Diwali considering high pollution levels. Mount Carmel School in an advisory said: "Dear parent, due to increased pollution levels and poor air quality, students are advised to wear masks to school from tomorrow."

Source: India Today November 07, 2017 12:57 UTC