New Delhi, Nov. 9 -- India dominated the world's most polluted cities ranking following Diwali celebrations on November 8. A staggering 93 Indian cities appeared among the world's 100 most polluted locations. The figures were published by AQI.in on November 9. The rankings were updated at 10:05 AM.

Rajasthan's Sri Ganganagar topped the global list with an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 868. The reading was classified as hazardous. Punjab's Faridkot followed with an AQI of 842. Bathinda secured third position with 797. The figures highlighted alarming pollution levels across several Indian states.

Haryana's Sirsa ranked fourth globally with an AQI of 612. Bhiwani followed with 548. Uttar Pradesh's Budaun recorded 489 while Hisar registered 4...