New Delhi air pollution: Why can’t India’s capital clean up its toxic ...
WEBNov 16, 2023 · CNN —. More than 20 million people woke last week to a thick, acrid, and noxious smog that settled densely across the Indian capital. Primary schools were forced to shut, vehicles restricted ...
Masks are back, construction banned and schools shut as toxic air ...
WEBNov 7, 2023 · NEW DELHI (AP) — A toxic blanket of grey smog hangs over New Delhi’s monuments and high-rises. Schools have been ordered shut and construction banned. People are back to wearing masks. In the Indian capital, it is that time of the year again.
New Delhi’s Air Turns Toxic, and the Finger-Pointing Begins
WEBNov 18, 2021 · NEW DELHI — A thick blanket of noxious haze has settled over the Indian capital of New Delhi, burning eyes and lungs, forcing schools to close and prompting ardent calls from residents for action.
Can anything stop the toxic smog of New Delhi? - NPR
WEBDec 5, 2023 · New Delhi's air pollution problem becomes acutely visible in cooler months, when the air settles and allows smog to build up. During these months, it is often hazardous to breathe.
Delhi world's 'most polluted' capital: report - BBC News
WEBDelhi's air quality was worse than India's overall air quality with the city having a PM2.5 reading of 92.7 micrograms per cubic metre. Delhi struggles with bad air around the year, but the air...
Doctors say breathing toxic air in Delhi is like smoking 10 cigarettes ...
WEBJan 2, 2022 · Key points: Air pollution is a health concern for children and adults in Delhi. Experts say breathing toxic air is equivalent to smoking multiple cigarettes a day. Clean air activists say urgent solutions are needed. But this time, they aren't just shielding themselves from a dangerous virus.
Toxic smog turns India's capital "into a gas chamber"
WEBNov 4, 2022 · New Delhi — Authorities in India stepped up efforts on Friday to address deteriorating air quality as farmers burning crop stubble and calmer winter winds left a thick blanket of haze and smog ...
Toxic air engulfs New Delhi, closing schools, stopping work - Los ...
WEBNov 7, 2023 · NEW DELHI — A toxic blanket of gray smog hangs over New Delhi’s monuments and high-rises. Schools have been ordered shut and construction banned. People are back to wearing masks.
India’s New Delhi is blanketed by toxic haze, closing schools - NBC News
WEBNov 3, 2023 · India’s capital, New Delhi, was blanketed by toxic haze on Friday, leading some schools to close as the air quality index fell to the world’s worst level.
Why is Delhi’s air pollution so bad right now? - Nature
WEBNov 10, 2023 · Since 3 November, the air quality index (AQI) — a measure of eight pollutants, including fine particulate matter, ozone and sulfur dioxide — in Delhi has remained consistently above 99.