New Delhi air pollution: Why can’t India’s capital clean up its toxic ...
Nov 16, 2023 · New Delhi’s current toxic skies are reminiscent of another major Asian capital that about a decade ago was famous for a smog so thick that it could shroud entire skyscrapers from view: Beijing.
New Delhi braces for emergency measures as toxic smog worsens
Nov 13, 2021 · A thick haze of toxic smog hung over the Indian capital, exacerbated by a spike in the burning of crop waste in surrounding farmlands. It reduced visibility and the Air Quality Index (AQI) hit 470 ...
Choking New Delhi smog shutters schools and shrouds Cricket …
Nov 7, 2023 · A throat-searing blanket of smog has enveloped New Delhi, forcing schools to shut and disrupting the Cricket World Cup as officials rush to contain a pollution crisis that has become an annual ...
New Delhi is choking on smog and there’s no end in sight - CNN
Nov 4, 2019 · New Delhi is not the only Indian city struggling with smog. The country is home to 22 of the top 30 most polluted cities, according to a recent study by Greenpeace and AirVisual .
India air pollution: A silent killer is choking Delhi. For millions ...
Nov 24, 2021 · Delhi is not the only Indian city choked by smog. Last year, nine of the world’s 10 most polluted cities were in India, according to monitoring network IQAir.
New Delhi’s deadly pollution explained - CNN
Nov 4, 2019 · A potent combination of pollutants, agricultural practices, weather conditions, and geography has shrouded India’s capital in a toxic, throat-searing cloud of brown smog.
Smog and polluted air choke New Delhi, despite efforts to curb
Nov 19, 2023 · Filthy air is choking people in New Delhi. An organization that monitors air quality says the air in India’s capital is “very unhealthy.”
Thick smog chokes northern India and eastern Pakistan ahead of …
Oct 28, 2024 · Residents and experts have long questioned why India has failed to curb air pollution, as Delhi and its neighboring states butt heads over who is really to blame.
Toxic foam coats sacred river near New Delhi as Indian capital
Nov 9, 2023 · A thick layer of toxic foam has coated parts of a sacred river near New Delhi as the Indian capital battles an acrid and noxious smog that has settled across the city.
Smog is choking New York. But for these cities, it’s just another day
Jun 8, 2023 · The capital New Delhi is regularly shrouded in smog, thanks to several factors including vehicle emissions, coal-fired power plants, and the annual practice of burning agricultural fields to ...