LIVE | India: Delhi Chokes, Mumbai Follows | Smog Crisis Widens | Planet Pulse

Watch this video as Firstpost explains how, following Dussehra celebrations, India's major metropolitan areas are grappling with severe air pollution as toxic smog blankets both Delhi and Mumbai. The National Capital Region recorded its worst post-Dussehra air quality in five years, with average AQI levels surging past 240 and localised pockets crossing 300. Falling temperatures and stagnant winds have trapped emissions from fireworks, traffic, and regional stubble burning, forcing authorities to invoke Stage 1 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP). Meanwhile, Mumbai is experiencing an unexpected respiratory crisis despite its coastal adv (Source: Firstpost | Region: California, USA)