Air quality in New Delhi fell to hazardous levels after firecrackers were set off late into the night during Diwali, defying Supreme Court orders limiting their use. The city ranked as the third most polluted globally this morning, with AQI levels surpassing 400 in several areas.
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While local authorities enforced seasonal pollution curbs starting 1 November—restricting vehicle traffic and halting construction activities
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In several parts of the capital, home to approximately 20 million residents, the Air Quality Index (AQI) surged past 400
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the Air Quality Index (AQI) surged past 400—a bracket categorized as "hazardous" to human health
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pollution levels in parts of Delhi-NCR reached up to 50 times the World Health Organization’s (WHO) safe 24-hour baseline
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