By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - The air quality spikes this week is partly due to the large number of fireworks which were set off to celebrate the Hindu festival of lights, or Deepavali. The Supreme Court of India last week relaxed a ban on firecrackers in the city, permitting the use of so-called "green crackers" for a maximum three hours each on Sunday and Monday, although there are reports of these crackers being set off outside the allotted times... 

<p>By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - The air quality spikes this week is partly due to the large number of fireworks which were set off to celebrate the Hindu festival of lights, or Deepavali. The Supreme Court of India last week relaxed a ban on firecrackers in the city, permitting the use of so-called "green crackers" for a maximum three hours each on Sunday and Monday, although there are reports of these crackers being set off outside the allotted times...&nbsp;</p>

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