 | Delhi court upholds 6-month jail term of man for causing firecracker injury on DiwaliThe incident took place on November 3, 2013, at 9 pm at Delhi's Nilothi area when the complainant stood outside his house. |
 | Deepavali increased noise pollution in PuducherryThe ambient air quality and noise pollution level increased in the Union Territory on Deepavali day, said the Puducherry Pollution Control Committee (PPCC) report. |
 | Consider 2-day lockdown: SC on Delhi's deteriorating air qualityOther than the lockdown, some immediate measures suggested by the bench include a hold on stubble-burning, if there is any, in Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh till air quality improves. |
| Delhi pollution: Schools shut for a week, construction barred, govt employees to work from homeThe chief minister, after an emergency meeting, told reporters that his government will also present a proposal for lockdown before the Supreme Court. |
 | Tomato prices soar to Rs 75 per kg in East Godavari districtEarlier in October, floods and heavy rains led to the increase in vegetable prices due to lack of transportation. |
 | AQI likely to improve today in national capitalAs per the SAFAR, strong north westerly winds enhanced the transport of emissions from stubble burning. Share of crop residue burning emissions in PM2.5 was 41 per cent. |
 | Muslim trader forced to shut biryani shop in Delhi, case registeredThe incident took place around 6.30 pm on November 4 and a 2.46-minute-long video went viral. |
 | Pollution menace: Crores spent but Indian cities are still gas chambersGovernment cleared Rs 515 crore under clean air programme, Rs 4,400 crore was released on finance panel recommendation to tackle air pollution. |
 | Indian sweets getting healthy makeover as consumption pattern changesIf nothing else, the pandemic has increased people’s awareness for nourishment. Food is not seen just as an indulgence but also as a value addition to one’s health. |
 | Hyderabad sees five-fold spike in post-festival pollutionHyderabad witnessed excessive pollution levels on Diwali day with air filled heavily with particulate matter between 5 pm on the day of festival and 3 am the next day. |
 | Fog and wind change added to Delhi AQI spikeShallow to moderate fog is likely to occur on Saturday as well, but strong surface winds are likely to help improve air quality marginally. |
 | Reduce vehicle use by 30 per cent: CPCB to government as Delhi's pollution levels see worst spikeFirst four days of November saw stubble burning incidents go from 2,000 to 3,418; PM 2.5 spike in all hotpots |
 | Diwali sales hit new high of Rs 1.25 lakh crore: TradersThis year, gold jewellery and silverware were purchased for more than Rs 9000 crore. Besides, this Diwali also brought a sizeable business to the tune of Rs 15,000 crore for packaging commodity. |
 | India chokes due to foul air post Diwali, Delhi registers worst spike in its pollution indexPoor enforcement of cracker ban in Delhi and the absence of any bar in the satellite towns allowed large-scale burning of firecrackers overnight, resulting in a midnight spike in pollution levels. |
 | The cracker controversy: The way outStubble burning, we are told, is a much more complicated matter. Of course, it is. But so is pollution. It cannot be reduced just to Diwali fireworks |
