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Disaster● Elevated14m ago · Nov 8, 2026, 7:31 PM

Air pollution over 50 times WHO limit in parts of Delhi as people defy ban on firecrackers on Deepavali

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from The Hindu · South Asia

The overall air quality of Delhi continued to be in the “very poor” category while many parts of the city continued to reel under “severe” air quality

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