Diwali was celebrated in Delhi on Monday with green firecrackers after the Supreme Court allowed the same in an order issued last week.

On Tuesday, the national capital woke up to its worst AQI in three years on the day after Diwali.

While the BJP government in Delhi is blaming the Aam Aadmi Party for the same, claiming that the latter forced farmers in Punjab to burn stubble, it is the 'aam aadmi' of Delhi who will bear the brunt of the excessive air pollution . Here we take a look at how air pollution affects us and what residents and travellers in Delhi can do to protect themselves amid the worsening air quality in the city.

How air pollution affects us

High Air Quality Index can cause several short-term as well as long-term health effects.

Respiratory irritation, eye irri

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