Delhi’s newly elected government is said to have sanctioned £5,200 for 15 air purifiers to be installed at its own offices, just days after India’s top court permitted the use of so-called ‘green’ fireworks for Diwali

Authorities in Philippines urged calm after panic gripped citizens over the “looming” possibility of a massive quake even as the nation recovered from a string of earthquakes that caused widespread damage in the recent weeks.