Diwali is known as the festival of lights but there's another inevitable factor that comes along with the glitz and glam of Diwali celebrations: poor air quality. Diwali sees an increase in air ...

NEW DELHI(AP) — Thick smog blanketed India’s capital Tuesday, a day after millions celebrated the Hindu festival of Diwali with fireworks that sent air pollution soaring to hazardous levels. Revelers ...

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Thursday claimed that the capital had "celebrated Diwali and maintained air quality." ...

LONDON -- As Indians prepare for Diwali, the prominent Hindu festival of lights set to begin on Monday, during which many celebrants will be bursting firecrackers for almost three days, officials in ...

NEW DELHI– Even as the national capital woke up to toxic air on October 20 morning with the Air Quality Index (AQI) falling to the “very poor” category, health experts warned of an increase in ...

Residents of the national capital woke up to a thick blanket of smog on Wednesday morning, as Delhi’s air quality took a severe hit following Diwali celebrations. At 5:30 a.m., the Air Quality Index ...

The air quality in New Delhi and its surrounding areas has turned hazardous as a dense layer of smog blanketed the Indian capital. Several parts of Delhi recorded an air quality index (AQI) of 400 and ...