Delhi’s air suffocates post-Diwali as firecracker ban fails; residents struggle with toxic smog

Delhi’s air suffocates post-Diwali as firecracker ban fails; residents struggle with toxic smog

In the aftermath of the recent Diwali festivities, Delhi’s air quality has taken a drastic turn for the worse, plunging into the ‘severe’ category and raising widespread alarm. Despite the Delhi government’s comprehensive ban on firecrackers, aimed squarely at controlling pollution levels, reports from across the city indicate that these measures were widely ignored. The […]