After Diwali last year, for the first-ever time, concerns about pollution led to the temporary closure of schools across the Delhi NCR region. Here are the details on school closures.
as smoke from firecrackers used to celebrate Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, pushed air pollution to hazardous levels. New Delhi’s air quality index plunged into the “severe” category ...
Delhi's air quality index (AQI) experienced a slight uptick on November 1, a day after Diwali. Although the air quality deteriorated as is typical during the festival, the increase was less severe ...