Bhubaneswar Chokes on Diwali Night as AQI Soars Past 1,200

On the night of Diwali 2026 (November 8), Bhubaneswar’s air quality plunged into the hazardous zone as high-intensity firecrackers filled the skies with smoke. Real-time readings showed the Air Quality Index (AQI, US scale) surging past 1,0