Delhi's struggle to breathe the morning after Diwali continued this year too as smoke from firecrackers joined air pollution due to stubble burning in north India to create a thick layer of smog.
The Supreme Court on Friday demanded the centre and states, including Punjab, work together to stop farm fires and resolve Delhi's annual air quality crisis.
Delhi schools will close for a winter break from November 9 to 18 in view of the toxic smog that has blanketed the city for six straight days, the Arvind Kejriwal government said Wednesday afternoon.