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An environmental hazard has spawned the need for these quick fixes, but do they really work?

Diwali is synonymous with air pollution when it comes to Delhi. And this year was no different.
By midnight on 31 October, Delhi’s particulate matter (PM) 2.5—a harmful pollutant—level hit 603 micrograms per cubic meter (µg/m³), 13% higher than what was observed in 2022 and 2023.
As if on cue, people in the Delhi-NCR region stocked up on air purifiers. Over the past three years, the demand for air purifiers and anti-pollution masks has been on the rise as Delhi grapples with toxic air.
That’s not all. This year, according to a survey of 21,000 people by LocalCircles, about 22% …
India’s second-largest brokerage by active clients wants to handle IPOs as a merchant banker. But gaining a foothold in the highly competitive sector is easier said than done.
Influence cannot be manufactured through diaspora networks, carefully branded events or political donations. It requires honesty and credibility.
Aggressive summer deals are being rolled out to make up for the slump in arrivals; Coinbase is setting up a new tokenization hub, and other updates.