In a bid to curb pollution, no sale of firecrackers in Delhi this Diwali

India's top court has banned the sale of firecrackers in New Delhi until after the Hindu festival of Diwali is over.

Every year, millions of Indians light candles and burn firecrackers to mark Diwali. Last year, the day after Diwali, the pollution levels in Delhi sparked so sharply that schools and offices had to be shut and state of emergency declared.

Our India correspondent Neha Poonia reports.

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