{
  "id": 19134544,
  "title": "Delhi chokes after Deepavali as smog pushes air quality into ‘severe’ category",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/delhi-chokes-after-deepavali-as-smog-pushes-air-quality-into-severe",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-09T09:56:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/videos/delhi-chokes-after-deepavali-as-smog-pushes-air-quality-into-severe-category/article71682120.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A thick blanket of smog engulfed Delhi after Deepavali celebrations, with air quality deteriorating sharply across the capital. Several monitoring stations recorded severe pollution levels, with AQI crossing 400 in parts of the city. PM2.5 concentrations also surged to hazardous levels, far exceeding World Health Organisation guidelines.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "Diwali Air Pollution: Indore Air Quality Ranks 2nd Worst With 1478 Points After Delhi, Bhopal 10th Most Polluted In India",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/diwali-air-pollution-indore-air-quality-ranks-2nd-worst-with-1478",
        "published": "2026-11-09T06:44:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "DW English (Top Stories)",
        "title": "India news: Delhi air quality level 'severe' after Diwali",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/india-news-delhi-air-quality-level-severe-after-diwali",
        "published": "2026-11-09T07:12:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "On Diwali night, Delhi's PM2.5 readings climbed towards 1,000, then went blank",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/on-diwali-night-delhis-pm2-5-readings-climbed-towards-1-000-then-went",
        "published": "2026-11-09T07:12:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Minister’s ‘conspiracy’ charge as Delhi chokes on toxic air day after Diwali",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/ministers-conspiracy-charge-as-delhi-chokes-on-toxic-air-day-after",
        "published": "2026-11-09T08:35:37.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}