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Amarjeet Kumar Singh \/ Anadolu \/ GettySilhouettes of people and monkeys make their way past India Gate amid smoggy conditions in New Delhi, India, on October 22, 2025. Thick smog blanketed the city, with Delhi\u2019s air-quality index dropping to 345, placing it in the \u201cvery poor\u201d category.Bhawika Chhabra \/ ReutersA farmer burns stubble in a field in the northern state of Punjab, India, on November 13, 2025.Vipin Kumar \/ Hindustan Times \/ GettySmog fills the air in the early hours of the morning at Shanti Path in New Delhi, on November 16, 2025. The national capital continues to reel under a dense blanket of smog, with air quality plunging to \u201csevere\u201d levels.Sonu Mehta \/ Hindustan Times \/ GettyAn anti-smog gun sprays water to settle down dust along Kartavya Path on November 8, 2025, in New Delhi.Sunil Ghosh \/ Hindustan Times \/ GettyA view of a morning haze due to rising air-pollution levels, seen in Noida, India, on November 15, 2025Bhawika Chhabra \/ ReutersBurning stubble sends smoke and other particulates into the air in Mansa, in the northern state of Punjab, on November 12, 2025.Anushree Fadnavis \/ ReutersA boy plays cricket near the banks of Yamuna river, on a smoggy morning in New Delhi on November 13, 2025.Ritesh Shukla \/ GettyA view of Akshardham Temple amid heavy pollution, seen in New Delhi on October 29, 2025.Manish Swarup \/ APA person holds a sign during a protest against what demonstrators called the government\u2019s lack of action to combat air pollution in New Delhi, on November 9, 2025.Sakib Ali \/ Hindustan Times \/ GettyAir-quality levels in Ghaziabad, India, continued to remain in the \u201cvery poor\u201d category on November 16, 2025.Deepak \/ ANI Photo \/ ReutersVehicles sit in traffic under a layer of smog in New Delhi on November 12, 2025.Himanshu Sharma \/ NurPhoto \/ GettySmog blankets Ajmer, Rajasthan, India, on November 7, 2025.Sanchit Khanna \/ Hindustan Times \/ GettyPeople travel on a smoggy day in Wazirabad, on October 18, 2025, in New Delhi.Sunil Ghosh \/ Hindustan Times \/ GettyA smoggy morning in Noida, seen on November 15, 2025Sunil Ghosh \/ Hindustan Times \/ GettyTall residential buildings, seen during a period of low visibility due to air pollution, on November 1, 2025, in NoidaAdnan Abidi TPX \/ Adnan Abidi \/ ReutersA flock of birds flies past a tree on a smoggy morning in New Delhi on November 10, 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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