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Tag: Stubble Burning

Posted inCovid-19

India farm stubble burning sparks virus fears

by Sumit Sharma October 13, 2020October 14, 2020

India’s achievement of reducing its daily Covid-19 case count to the lowest in two months could be negated, especially in the north and the National Capital Region of Delhi, as thick winter fog becomes heavier due to rising air pollution from the burning of post-harvest stubble, increasing the likelihood of transmission. Delhi has been among […]

Posted inIndia, Middle East, South Asia

Lack of action and strict regulation prolongs India’s poisonous smog

by Nivedita Khandekar November 20, 2017February 18, 2020
Boys play football in a public park on a smoggy morning in New Delhi, India, November 2, 2016. Photo: Reuters/Adnan Abidi
Posted inIndia, South Asia, World

As governments squabble, poisonous smog grips North India

by Nivedita Khandekar November 14, 2017February 18, 2020

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