People riding motorbikes, mopeds and a tuktuk on a Delhi road, as a pollution haze surrounds them Image source, Anadolu via Getty Images
ByShruti Menon and Barbara MetzlerBBC Verify
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BBC Verify has found significant discrepancies between two Indian government datasets showing Delhi's air pollution during Diwali, indicating official figures may not have captured the full extent of the problem.

As fireworks lit up Delhi's skies on 8 November to mark one of India's biggest festivals, some monitoring stations recorded very high levels of PM2.5, a fine particulate matter which can damage people's lungs and cause other serious health problems.