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While it is true that the bursting of firecrackers contributes to temporary spikes in pollution levels, recent studies reveal that blaming Diwali alone is an oversimplification of the problem
An immediate solution could come in the form of assured MSPs for basmati or organic varieties of rice such as PR126, Pusa Basmati-1509, Pusa Basmati-1692, instead of the current widely used PUSA-44 variety, farm expert Indra Shekhar Singh says.
To reduce air pollution, which has remained at dangerously unsafe levels for a third consecutive day, India's capital, New Delhi, will restrict the use of vehicles next week