Delhi’s air quality plummets to ‘very poor’ levels post-Diwali due to increased firecracker usage, stubble burning, and local emissions. Favorable weather conditions, including high wind speeds and above-normal temperatures, prevent it from reaching ‘severe’ levels. Authorities warn of worsening pollution in the coming days due to rising stubble burning incidents.

This October registers as the warmest on record in India, with central and northwest regions experiencing unprecedented temperatures since 1901. The IMD cautions that the ‘above-normal’ temperature trend may extend into November, and anticipates the possibility of a harsher winter if La Nina conditions develop by December.

Junior doctors in West Bengal are protesting the alleged slow pace of the CBI’s investigation into the rape and murder of a trainee doctor, expressing dissatisfaction with the limited scope of the charge sheet.