New Delhi woke to toxic smog on Tuesday after Diwali revellers defied a firecracker ban and risked jail to celebrate the annual Hindu festival. According to international monitoring company IQAir, harmful PM 2.5 particles surged to 350 on the air quality index — more than three times the reading a day earlier. The reading for […]
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Delhi wheezing in dangerously unhealthy air due to Diwali
The morning after Diwali, the festival of lights, residents of New Delhi woke up to a blanket of toxic smog and breathed in the most dangerously polluted air of the year so far, after revellers, as usual, defied a fireworks ban. New Delhi has the worst air quality of all world capitals, but even by […]
Diwali, festival of lights, unites different faith people at an event
HYDERABAD: Diwali, the festival of lights, continues to attract people from different faiths to gather diverse societies and share knowledge besides knowing about each other and how to respect everyone in the society. In Bhittai Nagar, Kalpna, resident of a small town of Hyderabad, with her two Muslims colleagues decorated her waranda with the colors […]
Seven die in Indian firework factory explosion
An explosion at an illegal firecracker factory in eastern India killed seven workers and injured nine others in the hours before Thursday’s Diwali festival, officials said. Firework use hits a peak across India during the Hindu festival but New Delhi authorities have tried to restrict sales to tackle mounting pollution. The explosion late Wednesday completely […]