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A 384 morning: Delhi's worst Diwali-eve air in a decade
Delhi woke to an AQI of 384 on Diwali morning, with stations at Jahangirpuri and Punjabi Bagh past 450. Saturday's 24-hour average of 369 was the city's worst Diwali eve since 2016.
Orders broken 'left and right': Supreme Court refuses to read a total cracker ban into the law
A Supreme Court bench of Justices M.M. Sundresh and P.B. Varale said on Thursday that its orders curbing firecrackers had been violated year after year, and that religious freedom is subject to public health. It asked the Centre and the Delhi government to enforce action against sellers of spurious and banned crackers.
Smog an emergency, High Court orders a dust and emission plan
After Mumbai's air briefly turned worse than Delhi's, the Bombay High Court called the city's smog an emergency and ordered a clear action plan to cut dust and vehicle emissions. Delhi's AIIMS area recorded an AQI of 255, in the 'poor' band.