Mint Quick Edit | Diwali smog spike—India needs a federal approach to combat air pollution
Netizens have jumped into the fray with their own takes on the ‘real factors’. For some, Diwali firecrackers are the main villains. For others, it is the ‘irresponsible’ stubble-burning farmers of Punjab and Haryana. For still others, it is the high density of fuel-guzzling vehicles and industrial pollutants in the National Capital Region.