Delhi engulfed in smog due to Diwali firecrackers, violating ban, worsening air quality, and posing health risks.

The city's air quality dropped to the 'very poor' category, with an Air Quality Index of 330 at 10 pm.

A day after the Diwali festivities, the air pollution levels in Delhi-NCR on Friday deteriorated further to the 'very poor' category with a blanket of toxic smoke engulfing the whole region. ...

Hyderabad's air quality worsens during Diwali celebrations, with hazardous levels of pollution recorded by monitoring stations.

Air quality in Chennai plummeted during the Deepavali celebrations as bursting fireworks led to dangerously high pollution levels. Most areas of the city experienced ‘poor’ air quality on Thursday (October 31, 2024) due to the continuous bursting of firecrackers.

India's capital New Delhi was wreathed in poisonous smog Friday, with air pollution worsening after a fireworks ban was widely flouted for raucous celebrations for the Hindu festival of lights, Diwali.

Delhi BJP leader blames AAP for air pollution, urges focus on local sources, not firecrackers, for hazardous air quality.

Air quality worsens after Diwali; police reluctant to act against violators given strong religious sentiments.

Senior BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Friday condemned what he described as a "political fuss" over Delhi's pollution, asserting that some people were attempting to sow confusion among the public

Indore, India's cleanest city, faces severe air pollution due to Diwali fireworks, vehicular pollution, and stagnant winds.

Gaps in enforcement, limited monitoring, and easy access to firecrackers from the NCR region where restrictions were slack were largely responsible for the widespread flouting of the cracker ban in Delhi on Diwali, experts have opined.