Stubble Burning And Firecrackers

Delhi woke up to a thick layer of smog this morning, and the air quality index (AQI) remained in the "very poor" category despite officials taking various anti-pollution measures.

Delhi's struggle to breathe the morning after Diwali continued this year too as smoke from firecrackers joined air pollution due to stubble burning in north India to create a thick layer of smog.

A team of three government officials was allegedly held hostage by a group of farmers in Haryana's Ambala district on Thursday when they were on patrol to check stubble burning.

Delhi's air quality inched closer to the "very poor" category on Monday morning as unfavourable meteorological conditions allowed the accumulation of pollutants while emissions from firecrackers and stubble burning compounded the situation.

Delhi recorded its poorest post-Diwali air quality in five years on Friday with a deadly cocktail of noxious fumes from firecrackers and stubble burning pushing the 24-hour average AQI to 462, according to data from Central Pollution Control Board.

Delhi recorded the worst air quality in four years on the day after Diwali as pollution levels in the city and its suburbs crossed the "emergency" threshold on Sunday due to the combined effect of stubble burning and firecrackers.

Pollution levels in the national capital shot up on Sunday and are expected to enter the "severe" category tonight due to firecracker emissions, unfavourable weather and a significant spike in stubble burning, according to government agencies.

Delhi's air quality remained "very poor" today and is expected to turn "severe" post-Diwali due to firecracker emissions and spike in stubble burning in neighbouring states.

The Supreme Court had in October 23 allowed the public to burst firecrackers from 8 pm to 10 pm only on Diwali and other festivals.

As India celebrates Diwali this week, scientists fear a ban on sale of firecrackers and other emergency anti-pollution measures deployed by authorities may not be enough to prevent a repeat of last year's "airpocalypse" in Delhi.

Delhi woke up to a thick layer of smog this morning, and the air quality index (AQI) remained in the "very poor" category despite officials taking various anti-pollution measures.

Delhi's struggle to breathe the morning after Diwali continued this year too as smoke from firecrackers joined air pollution due to stubble burning in north India to create a thick layer of smog.

A team of three government officials was allegedly held hostage by a group of farmers in Haryana's Ambala district on Thursday when they were on patrol to check stubble burning.

Delhi's air quality inched closer to the "very poor" category on Monday morning as unfavourable meteorological conditions allowed the accumulation of pollutants while emissions from firecrackers and stubble burning compounded the situation.

Delhi recorded its poorest post-Diwali air quality in five years on Friday with a deadly cocktail of noxious fumes from firecrackers and stubble burning pushing the 24-hour average AQI to 462, according to data from Central Pollution Control Board.

Delhi recorded the worst air quality in four years on the day after Diwali as pollution levels in the city and its suburbs crossed the "emergency" threshold on Sunday due to the combined effect of stubble burning and firecrackers.

Pollution levels in the national capital shot up on Sunday and are expected to enter the "severe" category tonight due to firecracker emissions, unfavourable weather and a significant spike in stubble burning, according to government agencies.

Delhi's air quality remained "very poor" today and is expected to turn "severe" post-Diwali due to firecracker emissions and spike in stubble burning in neighbouring states.

The Supreme Court had in October 23 allowed the public to burst firecrackers from 8 pm to 10 pm only on Diwali and other festivals.

As India celebrates Diwali this week, scientists fear a ban on sale of firecrackers and other emergency anti-pollution measures deployed by authorities may not be enough to prevent a repeat of last year's "airpocalypse" in Delhi.