Diwali Pollution

Authorities in Delhi seek to tackle worsening air quality with odd-even scheme, green crackers and free masks, but experts unsure of execution

Declaring a war of sorts, both the Delhi state government and the Centre have come up with plans at various levels to firefight the air pollution menace in the National Capital Region

15 healthful Diwali gift ideas for your loved ones

If you’ve been trying to make healthier choices this year, it should also reflect in the gifts you plan to give to your loved ones this festive season.

Diwali across India: Narendra Modi celebrates festival with soldiers; firecrackers burst beyond SC time frame

Earthen lamps dotted houses and lights decked up buildings as people celebrated Diwali amid some restrictions imposed by the Supreme Court on bursting of firecrackers.

Delhi battles fire dread on Diwali night; authorities respond to over 300 calls, two children killed

According to the Delhi Fire Services (DFS), a record number of 271 fire-related calls were received by its offices till midnight on Diwali and 74 more calls till 8 am on Thursday. A DFS official said that though the number of fire-related calls was more as compared to previous years, there has been a decline in cases of fire triggered by burning of firecrackers. The officials, however, did not provide any exact break-up.

Delhi morning after Diwali: Pollution peaks as Supreme Court ban on firecrackers goes up in smoke

Delhi does not care for the Supreme Court, worse it does not care for itself. Despite the ruling that the bursting of firecrackers on Diwali and other festivals can only take place between 8 pm and 10 pm, Central Pollution Control Board's data suggested that the PM 2.5 was 697 and shudders from firecrackers near and far could be heard all night.

Day after Diwali, Delhi air quality plunges to 'severe-plus emergency' category due to bursting of toxic crackers

The "severe-plus emergency" in Delhi essentially means that even healthy people may suffer from respiratory illnesses on a prolonged exposure to such polluted air.

Delhi breathes easier on Diwali as air quality improves to 'poor', pollution levels fall

After several days of suffering from 'severe' and 'very poor' air quality, the national capital on Wednesday surprisingly breathed better air in Diwali as its pollution level went down, improving the quality to 'poor'.

Delhi pollution: Emission levels from firecrackers fell by 40 percent during Diwali, says SAFAR study

The level of emissions from fireworks in Delhi fell by around 40 per cent during Diwali festivities this time as compared to 2016, according to the findings of a study by SAFAR.

Facebook 2016 Year in Review: Diwali is top Topic, Marine Drive is top Instagram location in India

Every year Facebook tracks the most talked about trends using internal analytics and presents a yearly review. The company has released the review of 2016, giving us details about the most discussed topics in India as well as on the Global level.