New Delhi air quality worsens during Diwali, despite push for 'green' firecrackers

A move to use "green" firecrackers during Diwali appeared not to have made a difference for pollution in India's capital.

After festival of lights, New Delhi plunged into toxic darkness and world’s most polluted air

Around 20 million people in India’s capital woke up on Wednesday breathing the most polluted air of any major city in the ...

New Delhi air quality at hazardous levels after Diwali fireworks

New Delhi and its metropolitan region — home to more than 30 million people — routinely ranks among the world’s most polluted ...
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Diwali provokes ‘hazardous’ alert over New Delhi air quality

Fireworks set off to celebrate the Diwali festival have worsened the air quality in India’s capital New Delhi, making it the ...

Why Diwali Is Also the Start of Air Pollution Season in New Delhi

The air quality in India’s capital ranks among the worst in the world, but experts say politics stand in the way of improving it.

Worst PM2.5 levels since January: What is cloud seeding? Can it help with Delhi's pollution?

Delhi recorded its worst PM2.5 levels of the year on Diwali and the day after, with pollution continuing to blanket the city ...

New Delhi blanketed by thick smoke after Diwali fireworks causing hazardous levels of air pollution

Firecrackers filled the air with smoke and fine particles that mixed with seasonal pollution and stagnant weather conditions.
The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel

India's pollution refugees fleeing Delhi's toxic air

Pollution levels in India's capital shaped Natasha Uppal and her husband's decision on parenthood -- either raise their child ...

Hindu festival worsens Indian capital's air pollution woes

New Delhi's appalling air quality turned a lot worse over the weekend as Hindus in India's capital burned effigies of the mythological demon king Ravana and lit firecrackers to celebrate the triumph ...