Tag: smog in Delhi

The party’s over: Diwali leaves Delhi wheezing in dangerously unhealthy air

Summary Most toxic smog this year after end of firecracker fest Delhi’s pollution index surges to 463 on scale of 500 Crop stubble fires contribute 35% of Delhi’s smog NEW DELHI, Nov 5 – New Delhi residents woke up on Friday under a blanket of smog darkening the […]

Northern India chokes on toxic smog day after Diwali festival

CHENNAI/NEW DELHI – Hundreds of millions of Indians in north India woke up on Sunday to toxic air following Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, after many revellers defied bans on using firecrackers to celebrate. The capital New Delhi was blanketed with a thick haze, with the average […]

Schools shut because of Delhi’s smog, but hundreds of children run a race

NEW DELHI – About 1,000 children ran a race in thick smog in the Indian capital New Delhi early on Thursday when authorities declared air quality as hazardous and the city government ordered schools to be shut as part of emergency measures. Reuters partner ANI tweeted pictures of […]

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