India’s Supreme Court has allowed limited use of “green fireworks” for two days during the Diwali festival next week, even as air pollution in the capital hovers near hazardous levels.
The festival marks the victory of good over evil, light over darkness. Hindus light lamps and burst fireworks to celebrate, with major urban centres like Delhi burning through several million kilograms in a single night, leaving the city’s skyline shrouded in smoke.
