The Supreme Court of India highlighted an overlooked contributor to Delhi-NCR's autumn smog on Friday, observing that the widespread practice of exchanging physical Diwali gifts significantly escalates vehicular traffic and emissions across the capital.
Presiding over a hearing on the city's worsening air quality, Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant called for an urgent cultural shift, noting that affluent communities have transformed festive gifting into a social status symbol that clogs city roads with additional transport during peak pollution season.
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