India, Oct. 22 -- It was yet another well-lit Diwali that people long for all year, as houses and streets were lit and there were fireworks in the skies and crackers bursting all over. It was yet another Diwali celebrated with joy and gaiety. But the morning after was not that pleasant, as once again, the capital woke up to a blanket of toxic haze instead of sunshine. Despite court orders, Government warnings, and awareness drives, Delhi's air quality plummeted to dangerous levels.
According to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), 36 out of 38 monitoring stations in Delhi slipped into the "red zone" on Diwali night, recording "very poor" to "severe" levels of pollution. Four areas - Dwarka (417), Ashok Vihar (404), Wazirpu...