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Mumbai's municipal corporation has prohibited the use of aerial firecrackers, including rockets, until November 25 after a single day saw 137 fire incidents. The BMC warned that such fireworks can land on rooftops, balconies, windows and other combustible materials, creating a significant fire risk. The ban follows wider concerns about firecracker pollution, with Delhi reporting a post‑Diwali Air Quality Index of 386 and severe air‑quality levels attributed to firecracker emissions, prompting comparisons with other major cities.
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Delhi’s air quality slipped to the ‘very poor’ category on the day after Diwali, with the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) recording an overall Air Quality Index (AQI) of 370, while some private air-quality monitoring platforms reported readings as high as 1,500. The discrepancy came even as…
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The narrative that Diwali alone pushed Delhi into a pollution emergency collapses under the weight of official data for 2026. Diwali this year fell on Sunday, 8 November, because of Adhik Maas. But the air quality had already begun its precipitous decline in the first week of November.
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The narrative that Diwali alone pushed Delhi into a pollution emergency collapses under the weight of official data for 2026. Diwali this year fell on Sunday, 8 November, because of Adhik Maas. But the air quality had already begun its precipitous decline in the first week of November.
