Toxic smog shrouds New Delhi and Taj Mahal in India

India's capital introduces stricter anti pollution measures as toxic smog hides Taj Mahal
India's government banned non-essential construction in New Delhi, the world's most polluted capital, and urged residents to avoid burning coal for heating, to combat worsening air quality that has disrupted flights and obscured the Taj Mahal.
Delhi air pollution blankets India's capital in dense smog, sparking emergency measures
Air pollution choking New Delhi has ground outdoor work to a halt and disrupted air travel in the Indian capital.
Toxic smog shrouds New Delhi and the Taj Mahal in India
Drone footage of India’s New Delhi showed the world's most polluted capital blanketed in a thick layer of toxic smog. There were similar scenes in Agra, where smog prevented tourists from snapping selfies at the Taj Mahal.
India's toxic smog hides Taj Mahal, delays flights
By Sakshi Dayal NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Toxic smog obscured India's famed monument to love, the Taj Mahal, as well as Sikhism's holiest shrine, the Golden Temple in Amritsar, and delayed flights on Thursday,
India's toxic smog obscures Taj Mahal and other tourist sites
Thick and toxic smog shrouds India's cities and tourist sites:: November 15, 2024:: New Delhi, India"There are a lot of problems due to pollution. The elderly have difficulty breathing. We get symptoms such as sore throat,
Taj Mahal disappears behind thick smog as severe pollution persists across India
Toxic smog shrouded India's iconic Taj Mahal in Agra on Thursday (November 14), rendering it barely visible from the surrounding gardens of the 17th-century monument. The dense haze also enveloped the Golden Temple,
Pakistani province declares health emergency due to smog and locks down two cities
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Pakistan's Punjab shuts construction and schools, and lockdown looms to fight smog
Pakistan's Punjab declared a health emergency due to toxic smog on Friday, banning construction, shutting schools for another ...
Pakistan Cities Declare Health Emergency as Smog Blankets Region
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Delhi smog visible from space as air quality ranked ‘severe’ for second day running
Northern India encountered the recurring annual pre-winter event of air emergency where the Air Quality Index (AQI) readings ...
India, Pakistan blanketed in smog so thick, it's visible from space: See pictures
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Smog chokes Pakistan's Punjab province as AQI soars to 1,900 in Lahore and 2,000 in Multan
With smog intensity escalating in Lahore at the end of October, affecting its 13 million residents, the Punjab government ...
Toxic smog in Pakistan is so bad you can see it from space
Record-breaking levels of thick, toxic smog that have shrouded eastern Pakistan and northern India since last month can be ...
Pakistan employs new measures to deal with nearly 70,000 people affected daily by hazardous smog
Pakistan introduced mobile clinics and added more beds in hospitals to treat the nearly 70,000 patients received daily with ...
Primary Schools Empty As Smog Persists In Indian Capital
Residents in India's capital New Delhi again woke under a blanket of choking smog on Friday, a day after authorities closed primary schools and imposed measures aimed at alleviating the annual crisis.
New Delhi shuts down primary schools as smog worsens
The Indian capital overtook Lahore as the world's most polluted city, with the smog triggering flight diversions.
Smog density harmful for health, say experts
The presence of particulate matter (PM) 2.5 and PM 10 in the air is increasing the density of smog in the city. Data shows ...