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Center-Left Owned by Siasat DailyPhotos: India lights up for Diwali, Delhi’s air quality suffers
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On November 8, Delhi recorded its most polluted Diwali in five years, with a toxic haze enveloping the city as firecracker restrictions were widely ignored. The event highlighted enforcement failures and sparked concerns about health risks for residents, while also raising questions about the reliability of the AQI tracking exercise.
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Delhi's AQI reached 483 on Sunday morning, with several areas recording severe pollution levels. GRAP Stage III restrictions remain in force across Delhi-NCR.
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Delhi recorded its most polluted Diwali in five years, with the average Air Quality Index (AQI) touching 376 on Sunday, while pollution levels remained severe on Monday morning as a thick blanket of smog and fog enveloped the national capital. According to a PTI report, the overall AQI stood at 371…
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Delhi battled toxic haze with an AQI of 383 on Diwali, while Mumbai recorded a comparatively better AQI of 129 despite hot and humid weather. Jahangirpuri topped Delhi’s pollution levels at 450.
— NDTV
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New Delhi: Days of bustle and hectic shopping culminated in a resplendent Diwali evening on Sunday, November 8, with people decorating their houses with strings of lights, shopkeepers placing diyas to invoke blessings, and crackers going off intermittently to round off the celebrations in customary…
