New Delhi chokes on toxic smog after Diwali fireworks

Post-Diwali fireworks have left New Delhi under a thick blanket of toxic smog, worsening the city's chronic air-quality crisis. The event is a recurring seasonal pattern, but the severity of this year's episode remains to be quantified. The episode underscores the persistent failure of pollution-control measures and poses significant public-health risks.

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