Thick smog blanketed India’s capital, a day after millions celebrated the Hindu festival of Diwali with fireworks, sending air pollution levels soaring to hazardous levels across the city.
Revellers in New Delhi burst firecrackers late into Monday night, filling the air with smoke and fine particles that mixed with seasonal pollution and stagnant weather conditions.
By Tuesday morning, the city’s Air Quality Index h
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