60-Second Summary

Thick smog shrouded New Delhi on Tuesday, a day after Diwali fireworks drove air pollution to hazardous levels. The city’s Air Quality Index topped 350 in several neighborhoods, and visibility fell as a gray haze swallowed streets, towers, and monuments. Despite a court order allowing only limited “green firecrackers,” late-night bursting largely flouted the rules. Authorities curbed construction and diesel generators, but environmentalists urged longer-term steps. A new study also links rising aerosols to declining sunshine hours across India—especially in the north—threatening solar power, agriculture, the environment, and public health.

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This 60-second summary was prepared by the JQJO editorial team after reviewing 1 original report from AP News.