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Mounting economic costs of India’s killer smog

Mounting economic costs of India’s killer smog

  • India’s capital New Delhi frequently ranks among the world’s most polluted cities
  • One study estimate India’s economic losses due to worsening air pollution at $95 billion yearly
By AFP ·
Special People walk through a thick layer of smog as air pollution shoots up in New Delhi on Nov. 18, 2024. (AP)

Top court intervenes in New Delhi pollution crisis as respiratory cases spike

By Sanjay Kumar ·
Toxic smog persists over India’s north; Delhi pollution remains severe

Toxic smog persists over India’s north; Delhi pollution remains severe

By Reuters ·
Emergency declared as smog in New Delhi hits highest level this year

Emergency declared as smog in New Delhi hits highest level this year

By Sanjay Kumar ·
Pakistani province declares health emergency due to smog and locks down two cities

Pakistani province declares health emergency due to smog and locks down two cities

By AP ·
Primary schools empty as smog persists in India’s capital New Delhi

Primary schools empty as smog persists in India’s capital New Delhi

By AFP ·
Special Toxic smog chokes Indian capital as air pollution turns ‘severe’ video

Toxic smog chokes Indian capital as air pollution turns ‘severe’

By Sanjay Kumar ·
Pakistan’s Punjab province shuts public spaces in smog-hit cities

Pakistan’s Punjab province shuts public spaces in smog-hit cities

By AFP ·
Lahore primary schools shut over record pollution: Pakistan officials video

Lahore primary schools shut over record pollution: Pakistan officials

By AFP ·
Air monitor records pollution level in Lahore 80 times WHO limit

Air monitor records pollution level in Lahore 80 times WHO limit

By AFP ·
Firecracker ban defiance makes New Delhi the world’s most polluted city

Firecracker ban defiance makes New Delhi the world’s most polluted city

By Reuters ·
Indian capital’s ‘hazardous’ air pollution season starts

Indian capital’s ‘hazardous’ air pollution season starts

By AFP ·
Sixteen farmers arrested for burning crop waste as pollution rises in north India

Sixteen farmers arrested for burning crop waste as pollution rises in north India

By Reuters ·

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