Delhi AQI today: According to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR) data, the overall air quality in the national capital as of 6 am was poor with AQI at 286.
In a letter to Delhi Police, Trinamool Congress MP Saket Gokhale demanded information on Diwali night firecracker cases, accusing BJP MPs and ministers of defying the Supreme Court ban. Despite the ban, hazardous pollution hit Delhi with an AQI of 999+. Gokhale urged immediate police response and accountability for the city resembling a gas chamber. The deteriorating air quality prompted the Supreme Court to extend the fireworks ban beyond Delhi-NCR.
India s Supreme Court clarified its order on November 7, to ban firecrackers across the nation, specifying that the ban on firecrackers filled with barium and other banned chemicals extends .
Chhoti Diwali, also known as Naraka Chaturdashi, is observed a day before Diwali. This year, both Diwali and Chhoti Diwali fall on November 12. Lord Hanuman, Maa Kali, Lord Krishna, and Yama are worshipped on this day