Delhi, Diwali and air quality
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Delhi’s air quality plummeted to the “very poor” category last week and worsened on Diwali, with an average AQI of 345 recorded, according to CPCB data. However, many were left scratching their heads on Tuesday when global media citing IQAir,
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People in the city burst crackers late into Monday night, defying a court order to use only 'green' fireworks.
The CM was responding to questions during a press conference on Wednesday afternoon regarding Chhath Puja preparations.
The Delhi High Court has imposed a costs of Rs. 1 lakh on a woman for misusing the judicial process and suppression of material facts in her petition alleging unauthorized construction at a property located in city's Karol Bagh area.
A family of six is displaced after an overnight fire damaged their home in Delhi Township, according to fire officials. Units were dispatched to the scene in the 800 block of Allenwood Court around 1 a.m. Monday. Upon arrival, crews found a fire in a bedroom on the second floor of the home. The fire was quickly contained, officials said.
Shahid Kapoor's wife Mira Rajput wrote a note amid Delhi's worsening air quality about rampant use of crackers, asking people not to normalise it for their children.
New Delhi and its metropolitan region — home to more than 30 million people — routinely ranks among the world’s most polluted cities during the winter when widespread Diwali fireworks coincide with cooler weather and smoke from crop residue fires set by farmers in nearby states.