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Smoky Diwali warning: Pollution levels to soar in Delhi, Mumbai, Pune and other metrosMajor Indian cities face a smoky Diwali with air quality set to worsen. Fine particulate matter levels are forecast to rise sharply around ...18 Oct, 2025, 05.28 PM IST- Diwali firecracker ban defiance makes Delhi world's most polluted cityNew Delhi became the world's most polluted city, partly due to people using firecrackers during Diwali despite a ban. The city’s air pollut...01 Nov, 2024, 05.51 PM IST
- Delhi's air quality plummets after Diwali despite firecracker ban: AQI soars above 900Diwali celebrations in Delhi led to widespread firecracker usage, severely degrading air quality and visibility across the city. Despite a ...01 Nov, 2024, 06.34 AM IST
- Fingers Crossed: Awaiting Diwali night and the air quality aftermathAs Diwali approaches, Delhi's air quality has already reached hazardous levels, despite the 2017 firecracker ban. Poor enforcement has resu...30 Oct, 2024, 11.19 PM IST
- "If the pollution escalates to the 'Severe' plus category, measures will be implemented to mitigate it,": Gopal RaiA thick layer of smog veiled the national capital on Wednesday morning and the air quality was recorded in the 'severe' category in several...15 Nov, 2023, 01.35 PM IST
- Pollution spikes in 9 of 11 state capitals this year post-Diwali, highest in DelhiAs per India's National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) tracker nine out of eleven state capitals experienced higher pollution levels in the fir...14 Nov, 2023, 01.36 PM IST
- BJP people instigated others to burn crackers, AQI rose by 100 points overnight: Delhi minister Gopal RaiDelhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai accused individuals associated with the BJP of instigating the burning of firecrackers on Diwali, resu...14 Nov, 2023, 12.43 PM IST
- Delhi air quality back in 'severe' category two days after DiwaliDelhi's air quality has returned to the'severe' category after a slight improvement for two consecutive days. The AQI readings were alarmin...14 Nov, 2023, 12.02 PM IST
- Delhi best air still isn't good enoughDespite the National Clean Air Programme, the narrative is still focused on seasonal spikes. Improving air quality is a public health imper...26 Oct, 2022, 10.39 PM IST
- Concentrated stubble burning around Diwali may compound problem: CSEA cocktail of emissions from firecrackers and stubble burning in neighbouring states further deplete the air quality. The CSE said Diwali t...20 Oct, 2022, 10.39 PM IST
- Delhi's air quality 'very poor', likely to become 'severe' on Diwali nightThe neighbouring cities of Faridabad (319), Ghaziabad (382), Noida (337), Greater Noida (336) and Gurgaon (324), which fall in the National...13 Nov, 2020, 07.51 PM IST
- Haryana govt allows bursting of crackers for two hours on DiwaliTwo days after announcing a "complete ban" on the sale of firecrackers, the Haryana government on Sunday allowed bursting them for two hour...08 Nov, 2020, 09.12 PM IST
- Delhi government bans firecrackers ahead of DiwaliDelhi CM Arvind Kejriwal decided to ban firecrackers in Delhi as coronavirus cases have increased due to festival season and pollution.05 Nov, 2020, 06.35 PM IST
- Delhi's pollution level slips to hazardous category as thick haze engulfs cityA thick haze engulfed the national capital which reduced the visibility drastically, authorities said.05 Nov, 2018, 12.39 PM IST
- SC to deliver verdict tomorrow on countrywide ban on firecrackersA bench of Justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan which had reserved its verdict on August 28 is to pronounce the judgement.22 Oct, 2018, 09.21 PM IST
- Spike in PM2.5 levels has serious health implications: SCA bench comprising Justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan made the observation while hearing a plea seeking a countrywide ban on use of firec...08 Aug, 2018, 10.23 PM IST
- 5,000 masks donated to Gurgaon Police to fight air pollutionPolice Commissioner Sandeep Khirwar said the N95 masks will be given to field officials, especially those deployed in the traffic departmen...22 Oct, 2017, 06.02 AM IST
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