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The narrative that Diwali alone pushed Delhi into a pollution emergency collapses under the weight of official data for 2026. Diwali this year fell on Sunday, 8…
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The national capital’s overall Air Quality Index stood at 383 at 8.05 am on Sunday, with 24 monitoring stations recorded readings above 400.
The direction by the BMC applies to both public and private spaces, including terraces, balconies, parking lots and slum areas.
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Peak air pollution levels are historically observed during and immediately after the festival.
More than 20 of the city’s 59 air quality monitoring stations had not reported readings on the night of the festival, when pollution levels typically peak.
The Uttar Pradesh CM’s remarks came as Noida and Ghaziabad in the national capital region recorded “poor” air quality amid worsening pollution levels.
