On the heels of winter pollution, indoor air quality is a crucial concern since people spend over 90% of their time indoors, where air pollutants can build up without proper ventilation or filtration.

Delhi-NCR continues to grapple with hazardous air quality levels, with the average Air Quality Index (AQI) remaining at 355, classified as 'very poor.'

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As Diwali, the festival of lights is round the corner, everyone from adults to children are pretty excited to light diyas and burst firecrackers. After all that's what Diwali celebrations are all about having a jolly good time with family and

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Many well-known figures have taken to their platforms to condemn fireworks, emphasizing the harmful effects on air quality and the anxiety caused to pets and wildlife.

At least a dozen stations recorded an Air Quality Index (AQI) of over 350, falling in the 'very poor' air category.

Some of the areas worst affected by air pollution included Wazirpur (AQI at 421), Jahangirpuri (419) and Anand Vihar (403), where the air quality dropped to 'severe' levels.

The Delhi government has launched a 24x7 'Green War Room' and a 21-point Winter Action Plan to combat air pollution incorporating technology and public participation.

AQI in Anand Vihar area crossed the 400 mark, being recorded as 405 at 7 AM, categorized as 'severe', worse than the AQI of 367 recorded on Saturday.

The residents of Delhi and the adjoining NCR region are seeing no relief from pollution as the Air Quality Index (AQI) continued to remain under the 'very poor' category.

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In a letter to States and UTs, the Director General of Health Services Atul Goel has said to discourage stubble and waste burning, and spread awareness among people about reducing firecrackers during festivities

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Notably, the floating toxic foam on the Yamuna River in the Kalindi Kunj area persisted, as the water pollution remained high

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People residing in the colonies at Ferry, Kondapalli and Ibrahimpatnam organised a protest and appealed to the government to protect them from pollution

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Within two-three days of the registration, the CDVs will be deployed on duties like management of pollution hotspots, preventing dust pollution and garbage burning, she said in a press briefing

The Supreme Court wondered why the Delhi Government delayed imposition of the ban on firecrackers till October 14, when the order of ban was issued

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A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Augustine George Masih therefore directed the Delhi police commissioner to immediately inform all the stakeholders concerned about the ban order and ensure no sale and manufacture of crackers.