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Diwali gift culture fueling Delhi's toxic air crisis: Supreme Court calls for cultural shift

The Supreme Court of India flagged the luxury of exchanging physical Diwali gifts as a key contributor to rising vehicular emissions across Delhi-NCR on Friday.

Written By Zee Media Bureau Edited By Nitin Kumar
Published: Nov 06, 2026, 12:38 PM IST | Updated: Nov 06, 2026, 12:47 PM IST
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The Supreme Court of India flagged the luxury of exchanging physical Diwali gifts as a key contributor to rising vehicular emissions across Delhi-NCR on Friday.

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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