In this episode of TRPhobia, Nivedita exposes how a section of Indian TV media has turned even air pollution into a TRP festival. While people across the country struggled to breathe due to dangerously rising pollution levels during Diwali, some news anchors were busy doing what they do best—creating noise instead of news.
 
Anchors like Rubika, Anjana, and Chitra went on prime-time TV encouraging people to burst more crackers in the name of tradition and culture. But here’s the twist—these are the same studios where air purifiers run 24/7, and masks are worn not just for Covid but for content protection. Hypocrisy much?
 
Nivedita takes a sharp sarcastic dig at these TRP warriors who promoted pollution in the name of nationalism. From “cracker patriotism” to “environmental manipulation,” this episode tears apart propaganda with facts, humour, and pure logic. Instead of questioning the government about real environmental policies, stubble burning, or public health, these anchors waged a war against common sense—because outrage sells, and logic doesn’t.