A worker arranges firecrackers at a stall ahead of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, in Hyderabad on Nov 9, 2020. - AFP
NEW DELHI (AFP): India's environmental court on Monday (Nov 9) ordered a ban on firecrackers during the country's biggest annual festival in cities battling hazardously poor air quality, citing a link between pollution and a coronavirus surge.
The National Green Tribunal said the role of pollution in the Covid-19 crisis meant that the ban was needed ahead of Diwali celebrations on Saturday.
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