Northern India chokes in toxic smog
Air quality in northern Indian cities plummets at this time of year. It gets worst around Diwali, the biggest Hindu festival, celebrated with fireworks and firecrackers. Cool temperatures, farmers burning stubble and vehicle emissions are also major contributors to the miasma.
India's top court has heard a plea on whether it should press on with the enforcement of measures to address toxic smog ...
Delhi's air-quality index, or AQI, shot up past 1,000 on Monday, more than five times higher than Sarajevo, the second ...
The city faces an annual smog crisis, blamed on stubble burning, factories, and traffic, with authorities implementing ...
Toxic smog in India and Pakistan has caused air quality in the major metropolitans of Lahore, Multan, Delhi and Chandigarh to ...
In several areas, pollution levels were more than 50 times higher than the World Health Organization's recommended safe limit ...
India's government banned non-essential construction in New Delhi, the world's most polluted capital, and urged residents to ...
Authorities in India’s capital have shut schools, halted construction and banned non-essential trucks from entering the city ...
Dense to very dense fog is also expected in other North Indian regions including Haryana, Punjab, Chandigarh, North Rajasthan ...
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