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Air Quality Crisis Deepens

India's capital faces worsening air pollution as the government rejects findings of excess ethanol in petrol, per Reuters.

The Supreme Court has ruled vehicles are the major cause of Delhi's pollution, reports DW.com, as Diwali approaches.

New Delhi was ranked the world's most polluted major city on the eve of Diwali by a Swiss group, according to SCMP.

With air quality deteriorating, authorities have imposed stricter pollution controls in the capital, per China Daily Asia.

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01reutersreuters.com · 7 NovDelhi world's most polluted major city on eve of Diwali, Swiss group says 02chinadailyasiachinadailyasia.com · 7 NovIndia imposes stricter pollution control in capital amid deteriorating air quality 03scmpscmp.com · 7 NovAir in India’s capital ranked world’s most polluted on eve of Diwali 04reutersreuters.com · 7 NovIndia's oil ministry rejects Karnataka findings of excess ethanol in petrol 05dwdw.com · 7 NovIndia news: Vehicles major cause of Delhi pollution, top court says 06sfgatesfgate.com · 7 NovDiwali celebrations coincide with worsening air. Here’s how to stay safer

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Smog in the air
PM2.5 over New Delhi: 117 µg/m³ · 7.8× WHO's daily guideline
NO₂ 89.8 µg/m³ · US AQI 171 · highest nearby 131 µg/m³
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“The air here holds about 117 micrograms of fine particles per cubic metre, 7.8 times what the WHO considers safe for a day.”
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Why these floors —

E3 · E7 · E12 · E10

E14 places every story on a stack of fifteen floors, from the fields under everything to the planet acting as one. This one sits on E3, chemistry; the pressure it names: air pollution. Its words also reach E7 ecosystems, E12 states and E10 institutions.

Here it is a dynamic between chemistry, ecosystems and states: air pollution, excess ethanol, petrol and world's most polluted major city (E3 chemistry), with Diwali and air quality deteriorating (E7 ecosystems), and government rejects findings (E12 states).

E0 fieldsE7 ecosystemsE14 global
E3 Chemistrymain floor

The floor of chemistry: what is in the air and ground. In this briefing: air pollution, excess ethanol, petrol, world's most polluted major city.

E7 Ecosystems

The floor of weather and living systems. In this briefing: Diwali, air quality deteriorating.

E12 States

The floor of states and force. In this briefing: government rejects findings.

E10 Institutions

The floor of money and rules. In this briefing: Supreme Court.