New Delhi, Nov 13 (PTI): Delhi recorded a jump in pollution levels and a smoky haze returned on Monday morning after residents flouted the ban on firecrackers on Diwali night The city recorded its best air quality on Diwali day in eight years on Sunday, with its 24-hour average Air Quality Index (AQI) standing at 218 at 4 pm. However, firecracker bursting till late Sunday night led to a spike in pollution levels amid low temperatures. At 7 am, the AQI stood at 275 (poor category). Pollution levels even entered the very poor category in some areas, including Shadipur (315),

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New Delhi, Nov 12 (Reuters): A toxic haze began to circulate in New Delhi on Sunday as people in the city of 20 million, which has struggled with heavy pollution recently, defied a ban on firecrackers on the night of Diwali, the annual Hindu festival of light. Smoke plumes were visible across the sky as revellers let off firecrackers in the evening to mark the country’s biggest festival. Every year government authorities or India’s Supreme Court impose bans on firecrackers – but only rarely do those bans appear to be enforced. The Air Quality Index (AQI) across all 40 monitoring