https://www.downtoearth.org.in/air/the-morning-after-diwali-delhi-ncrs-air-worsened-in-eight-of-the-past-nine-years-and-2026-tells-a-familiar-story https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-11-09/htgcqcng/1000262301.jpg India Gate on the morning of November 9, 2026, the day after Diwali. https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-11-09/l6j0n227/diwalincraqiheatmap20172025revised.png https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-11-09/nppacrr3/diwalincraqipercentchange20172025revised.png downtoearth en 2026-11-09T05:03:08.932Z The morning after Diwali: Delhi-NCR's air worsened in eight of the past nine years, and 2026 tells a familiar story Delhi pollution, Diwali air, AQI levels, firecracker ban, PM2.5 pollution, Supreme Court, Delhi-NCR, air quality, stubble burning, green crackers, weather impact, vehicle emissions, CPCB data, air quality index, pollution trends https://www.downtoearth.org.in/natural-disasters/proposed-western-ghats-ecological-protection-zone-faces-mounting-climate-threats-even-as-its-notification-remains-stuck https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2024-09-06/95mu6a9s/Wayanad1.JPG Wayanad in Kerala witnessed India’s worst-ever landslide, devastated the villages of Punchirimattam, Chooralmala and Mundakkai in Wayanad downtoearth en 2026-11-09T04:10:11.163Z Proposed Western Ghats ecological protection zone faces mounting climate threats even as its notification remains stuck Natural Disasters, Conservation of Western Ghats, Western Ghats conservation, Western Ghats eco-sensitive zone https://www.downtoearth.org.in/air/dte-coverage-slow-murder-continues https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-11-09/jtu7kfwr/043A3744.jpg https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-11-09/1y7qpkjq/downtoearth2025-11-28qgk0o7vxDelhi-Air-Pollution.avif Heavy smog envelops the banks of the Yamuna in Delhi in the morning during December 2015. https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-11-09/2atrc8ko/downtoearth2025-11-243q2x65e1Delhi-Air-Pollution.avif A suffocating blanket of toxic smog in Delhi-NCR. https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-11-09/5xr73pfz/downtoearth2025-11-101o049ak1Delhi-Pollution-1.avif A person living in the sprawling Indo-Gangetic Plain, spread across northern India (as well as eastern Pakistan, southern Nepal and most of Bangladesh), will live seven years less than people in other parts of the country. https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-11-09/v4ygk5kc/downtoearth2025-10-24kqa74lkcDelhi-Air-Pollution-1.avif Post-Diwali haze blankets Delhi-NCR. https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-11-09/5732skb4/downtoearth2025-10-220cxn3psxAir-Pollution.avif Schoolchildren walking on the road, wearing masks to protect themselves from air pollution, amid heavy smog in Delhi on a December morning. downtoearth en 2026-11-09T04:04:45.704Z DTE Coverage: Slow murder continues Air, Pollution, Health, Air Pollution, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), Life expectancy, delhi air emergency, India's Air Emergency, Air Emergency, Slow murder continues, life expectancy in India https://www.downtoearth.org.in/food/foodification-of-beauty-luxury-fication-of-food https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-11-07/neda118g/food.jpg Credit: PeopleImages / istockphoto https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-11-07/estwtkg2/iStock-2287966877.jpg The Louis Vuitton store in Hong Kong International Airport, Hong Kong https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-11-07/kvcu1dct/iStock-2187079641.jpg Haldi and besan, a mixture of turmeric and gram flour, have long featured in beauty rituals in India downtoearth en 2026-11-07T08:29:39.786Z Foodification of beauty, luxury-fication of food Food, food marketing, Food and beauty trends, Foodification of beauty, Luxury food trends, Beauty and food industry, Luxury consumerism, Aspirational consumerism, Consumer behaviour, Lipstick Effect, K-beauty trends, Luxury cafés https://www.downtoearth.org.in/economy/a-pyre-of-abandoned-dreams https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-11-07/9uf0lopx/Screenshot-2026-11-02-at-12.58.39-PM.png downtoearth en 2026-11-07T08:28:49.142Z A ‘Pyre’ of abandoned dreams Economy, Migration, uttarakhand, Pyre, Vinod Kapri, Mychael Danna https://www.downtoearth.org.in/air/the-choking-games-we-play https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-11-07/44kuk073/choking-games.jpg downtoearth en 2026-11-07T08:02:22.292Z The choking games we play Air, delhi air pollution, green crackers, Delhi winter pollution, Diwali air pollution, Diwali firecrackers, Firecracker pollution, Air quality and public health https://www.downtoearth.org.in/air/simply-put-air-quality-worsens-in-delhi-national-capital-region https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-11-07/mxvs905h/air.jpg https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-11-07/iodcktm3/Simply-Put-7-Nov-Air-pollution1-copy.jpg downtoearth en 2026-11-07T06:20:54.133Z Simply Put: Air quality worsens in Delhi-National Capital Region Air