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Delhi post-Diwali smog and air pollution
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- Background
Supreme Court allows limited sale and use of green crackers in Delhi-NCR
On 15 October 2025, India's Supreme Court eased Delhi-NCR's firecracker ban, allowing certified green crackers for a few hours around Diwali.
- Background
Delhi air quality turns 'very poor' after Diwali 2025 firecracker use
Delhi's air quality fell sharply after Diwali night in October 2025, as firecrackers were widely burst despite restrictions on their use.
Delhi's smog is so thick you can see it from space, two days after Diwali
NASA satellite images show a grey blanket of haze over northern India on 10 November. Delhi's air improved slightly to 'poor', but the haze isn't going away.