‘Due to Delhi pollution, I am resigning’: Akums finance head quits over worsening AQI

A senior executive of Delhi-based Akums Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Ltd resigned from his position citing the pollution level in the national capital.

In a regulatory filing, the company said Rajkumar Bafna, President-Finance, has resigned with effect from December 31, 2025, and the company has accepted his resignation and relieved him from duties on the same date.

According to internal correspondence attached to the disclosure, Bafna had submitted his resignation earlier this month and had sought to be relieved at the earliest.

"I would like to inform you that due Delhi Pollution level I m resigning from my position as President Finance (sic)," Bafna said in his resignation letter. "Kindly relieve me asap."

The company, in its response, said it had accepted the resignation and would formally relieve him on December 31, 2025 .

The worsening air quality in Delhi-NCR has become one of the top health concerns of the residents.

The national capital recorded air quality in the "very poor" category on Sunday with an overall Air Quality Index reading of 390, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).

The meteorological department has issued an orange alert of very dense fog for Monday, with maximum and minimum temperatures likely to hover around 22 and 7 degrees Celsius, respectively.

According to data on the CPCB's Sameer App, 19 monitoring stations in Delhi reported air quality in the "severe" category with Anand Vihar recording highest AQI of 457, while the remaining recorded "very poor" levels.

An AQI between 0 and 50 is considered "good", 51 to 100 "satisfactory", 101 to 200 "moderate", 201 to 300 "poor", 301 to 400 "very poor", and 401 to 500 "severe", according to CPCB standards.

The city recorded a low of 6.3 degrees Celsius, 0.5 degrees below the season's average, while the maximum temperature settled at 22.5 degrees Celsius, 2.1 notches above the seasonal average, the meteorological department said.