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Air quality in Delhi over the last two days has improved, giving residents a reason to smile. (Photo: PTI)

Air Quality Index less than 300 in parts of Delhi

On October 9, the Supreme Court banned the sale of firecrackers in Delhi and NCR till November 1, to reduce high levels...

23 Oct 2017 1:35 PM GMT

According to decibel levels recorded by Awaaz Foundation, there was less noise pollution in the run-up to Diwali and fewer crackers were used overall.

A green Diwali at last?

It looks like the campaign against firecrackers may have worked.

21 Oct 2017 7:13 PM GMT

Union Environment minister Harsh Vardhan

Air quality much better, says Harsh Vardhan

Mr Vardhan said that for monitoring of air quality days have been classified into good', satisfactory' and moderate'.

20 Oct 2017 8:11 PM GMT

The maximum and minimum temperatures on Saturday are likely to hover around 36 and 19 degrees Celsius respectively, the weatherman said. (Photo: AP)

Mist, fog enshrouds Delhi post-Diwali, mercury drops to 20.5 degrees

According to the MeT Department, the visibility reported at 8:30 am was 500 m and it improved as the day progressed.

20 Oct 2017 8:36 AM GMT

A Delhi Fire Service official said fire-related calls have been received post-Diwali midnight as well. (Photo: PTI)

Diwali in Delhi: Cloth godown goes ablaze, fire department gets 204...

Out of 204 calls made to the city's fire department, 51 were related to use of crackers.

20 Oct 2017 7:14 AM GMT

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath coming out from Hanuman Garhi Mandir Ayodhya on Thursday. (Photo: PTI)

Ayodhya is my personal belief, it's my duty to develop temple town:...

'I am trying to bring the Ayodhya town on the world tourist map by ensuring all-round development,' the chief minister...

19 Oct 2017 12:31 PM GMT

Locals, including children, join soldiers to make Diwali celebrations a memorable one. (Screengrab)

Video: Soldiers in J&K's Poonch district celebrate Diwali

Soldiers celebrated the auspicious festival by lighting oil lamps.

19 Oct 2017 4:47 AM GMT

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Wednesday that no politics should be seen behind his governments efforts to develop this temple town. (Photo: PTI)

Ram Rajya means home for all, no poverty, discrimination: Adityanath

Adityanath hit out at critics claiming that there were some who opposed and questioned his actions regardless of what he...

18 Oct 2017 3:07 PM GMT

Trump said Indian-American have made incredible contributions to the country and to the world. (Photo: Facebook video/Screengrab)

Donald Trump hails Indian-Americans, celebrates Diwali at White House

Trump said he greatly valued his very strong relationship' with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

18 Oct 2017 5:10 AM GMT

Diwali is considered to be a festival of lights, but for decades Indians have associated firecrackers with the festival as well.

MPCB to monitor noise levels to track violators

With noise being recognised as an ambient air pollutant, bursting crackers is bound to disturb air quality.

17 Oct 2017 8:35 PM GMT

A bench headed by Justice AK Sikri had on October 6 reserved its order on a plea seeking restoration of the apex courts last year order banning the sale of firecrackers in Delhi-NCR. (Photo: File/Representational)

Ban nuclear weapons, not firecrackers: Delhi shopkeepers after SC...

With losses running into crores, their Diwali was going up in smoke, said shopkeepers in Sadar Bazar and Jama Masjid.

9 Oct 2017 3:08 PM GMT

Ban on sale of firecrackers in Delhi till Oct 31: SC

Diwali is on October 19 and the order effectively means that no firecrackers will be available for purchase before the...

9 Oct 2017 6:35 AM GMT