NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Air quality in New Delhi will deteriorate to "severe" levels this week when Indians set off firecrackers to celebrate the Hindu festival of lights, a government scientist said, ...

Delhi has once again become the world's most polluted city following Diwali celebrations as people in the Indian capital continued to burst firecrackers despite a government ban. After a night of ...

NEW DELHI: Dense smog blanketed several regions of Delhi on Thursday, with the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) indicating that air quality had deteriorated to 'Severe' levels. Track the ...

NEW DELHI (AP) — A thick layer of toxic smog cloaked India’s capital on Friday as smoke from firecrackers used to celebrate Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, pushed air pollution to hazardous ...

After enjoying a rather long streak of clean air days, Delhi on Saturday clocked an Air Quality Index of 169, a 15-week high.

NEW DELHI (AP) — As India gears up for Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, people are divided over whether they should celebrate by setting off firecrackers, which worsen the country’s chronic air ...

NEW DELHI (AP) — A thick layer of toxic smog is cloaking India’s capital as smoke from firecrackers used to celebrate Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, pushes air pollution to hazardous levels.