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The Indian Express · 22h

Delhi gasps: Worst Diwali air quality since 2022

Every year during Diwali a defiance of the Delhi government’s blanket firecracker ban deteriorates the air quality in the capital.

The Hindu · 2d

Delhi air quality remains ‘very poor’ post Diwali; farm fire fuels rising pollution: CSE report

Delhi's PM2.5 levels hit a peak by midnight on Diwali this year, which was 13% higher than the peaks observed last year and in 2022, a recent analysis by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) showed. “The Diwali night this year had higher nitrogen ...

Associated Press · 4d

New Delhi’s air quality plunges into ‘severe’ category a day after Diwali

(AP Video: Shonal Ganguly and Manish Swarup) A man wears a face mask as he jogs in the early morning smog, the day after the Hindu festival Diwali, in New Delhi, India, Friday, Nov. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup) A commuter rides in the early morning ...

India Today on MSN · 3d

Delhi air quality remains 'very poor', thick layer of smog engulfs city

The air quality in Delhi has reached concerning levels, with Anand Vihar recording an AQI of 427, the highest in the city.

Pakistan shuts primary schools for a week

Business Insider India · 1d

Pakistan shuts down schools as AQI becomes 3x worse than Delhi on Diwali

This level is over three times worse than the pollution typically recorded in New Delhi, India, during Diwali — a festival known for its own intense pollution spikes. The situation has led local officials to temporarily shut down primary schools and ...

The New York Times on MSN · 1d

Smog Will Shut Schools in Pakistan’s 2nd-Largest City for a Week

Classes will be suspended this week at primary schools across Pakistan’s second-largest city, Lahore, after it reported record levels of pollution over the weekend. Education authorities in Punjab, the province that includes Lahore,

The Washington Post · 1d

Pakistan shuts primary schools for a week in Lahore due to dangerous air quality

Pakistani officials say dangerously poor air quality has forced the provincial government in Lahore to close primary schools for a week

1don MSN

SC expresses concern over Delhi's pollution level on Diwali, says firecracker ban hardly implemented

Expressing serious concern over high pollution levels in Delhi during Diwali festival, the Supreme Court took exception to ...

4don MSN

Diwali firecracker ban defiance makes Delhi world's most polluted city

New Delhi topped global pollution charts on Friday, partly due to revellers defying a ban on firecrackers to celebrate Diwali ...

1d

Air pollution: SC asks Delhi govt why firecracker ban not implemented during Diwali, sends notice

The Supreme Court asked the Delhi government and Police Commissioner of Delhi to file affidavits about steps taken to enforce ...

3d

How high temperatures and strong winds helped Delhi breathe a bit easier this Diwali

People burst firecrackers during the Diwali festival celebrations, in New Delhi, Thursday night, October 31, 2024. PTI ...

Hindustan Times on MSN2d

Delhi pollution 65 times above WHO acceptable limit just days after Diwali

Delhi Air Quality Index (AQI) continues to deteriorate as it crossed the 400 mark on Sunday, two days after Diwali. The ...

2d

Delhi sells 3.9 crore liquor bottles ahead of Diwali, collects Rs 448 crore

Between October 15 and 30, 2.98 crore bottles of Indian-made foreign liquor and 89.48 lakh bottles of beer were sold in Delhi ...

SC asks Delhi govt, police to respond on steps taken to enforce cracker ban on Diwali

Taking a strong exception to Delhi's high pollution levels during Diwali, the Supreme Court on Monday sought to know from ...

4d

Diwali firecrackers leave New Delhi shrouded in toxic smog

A thick layer of toxic smog cloaked India’s capital as smoke from firecrackers used to celebrate Diwali, the Hindu festival ...

10hon MSN

Days after Diwali, two families in Delhi find future in dark as DTC accident snuffs out young lives

Tragedy struck Delhi on Monday night when a runaway bus claimed the lives of a 22-year-old student returning from Diwali ...

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