Diwali pollution increased by firecrackers:Delhi's AQI peaks at 609 compared with 168 in Bengaluru, 236 in Mumbai

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Delhi's Diwali PM2.5 levels may have been 49% higher than official figures, reaching an estimated 400 µg/m³, according to a CREA analysis of missing monitoring data. Bengaluru also witnessed a sharp rise in pollution, with its AQI peaking at 141 during the three-day Deepavali period, compared with 98 last year.

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