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The government seems powerless to protect its citizens from this annual crisis, let alone prevent it. On Tuesday morning, the air quality in India's capital under a widely used index [...]

A heat wave has left water in short supply across India's capital region. The poorest are left to crowd around tankers to get whatever they can. Before the water tanker [...]

Byline: Kasha Patel Seasonal fires and a slew of air pollutants are obscuring skies across northern India, registering 'very unhealthy' air quality in New Delhi and causing schools to shut [...]

Schools shut down and residents were told to stay indoors as the government seems unable to avert an airborne calamity with multiple culprits that descends at the onset of winter. [...]

Byline: [CREDIT]ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW DELHI -- New Delhi's government shut primary schools and banned polluting vehicles and construction work in an attempt to reduce the worst haze and smog of [...]

Thousands of people were evacuated from their homes in Delhi on Thursday after the authorities warned of widespread flooding following days of torrential rains that have battered large swaths of [...]

Byline: Claire Parker, Christian Shepherd and Gabriela Martinez Unusually smoggy skies have upended life for millions of Americans this week as smoke from wildfires in Canada wafts over a large [...]

The return of smog season in India's capital has again left residents asking why nothing has changed. The answer may be largely political. A decade ago, the capitals of Asia's [...]

Toxic air in New Delhi and large parts of northern India this week has prompted school closures, traffic restrictions and political infighting. NEW DELHI -- This year's air pollution season [...]

Byline: Claire Healy and Niha Masih It happens every winter in India's sprawling capital: the cold air arrives, trapping the dust and other pollutants emitted by its 20 million residents. [...]

Byline: Ian Livingston and Kasha Patel For the second month in a row, temperatures in India and Pakistan are abnormally high because of a string of strong and prolonged heat [...]

Schools and factories close. India's Supreme Court blasts the government's do-nothing response. But Delhi residents continue to suffer from the bad air. NEW DELHI -- A thick blanket of noxious [...]

Schools and factories close. India's Supreme Court blasts the government's do-nothing response. But Delhi residents continue to suffer from the bad air. NEW DELHI -- A thick blanket of noxious [...]

Air pollution killed more Indians last year than any other risk factor, and Delhi is among the most polluted cities in the country. But the burden is unequally shared. Children [...]

Byline: Rick Noack Only a few years ago, the capitals of Asia's two biggest nations -- India and China -- were hovering around the same toxic air pollution levels. Today, [...]

One year after a record-breaking toxic haze blanketed New Delhi, prompting school closings, car pileups and flight delays, the smog is back and it's worse than ever. It has reached [...]

Byline: Vidhi Doshi NEW DELHI - As a thick, ghostly haze shrouded India's capital city, Juhi Dhaul and her family packed their bags and planned to leave town. 'My kids [...]

NEW DELHI -- The toxic haze blanketing New Delhi was so severe on Tuesday that politicians announced plans to close schools, flights were delayed and the chief minister of Delhi [...]

NEW DELHI -- For days, many in Delhi have been living as if under siege, trying to keep the dirty air away from their children and older parents. But it [...]

NEW DELHI -- For the first time ever, more than 1,800 public primary schools in India's capital will close on Saturday to protect children from exposure to dangerous levels of [...]

More than one million students will be out of school on Saturday in India's capital after the authorities decided to close public primary schools to protect children from exposure to [...]

NEW DELHI -- This megacity's modest effort to warn residents about unhealthy spikes in air pollution levels in real time may soon end, after a decision to first send the [...]

NEW DELHI -- For years, this sprawling city on the Yamuna River had the dirtiest air in the world, but few who lived here seemed conscious of the problem or [...]

NEW DELHI -- New Delhi's air is the most polluted in the world, according to an international report that quantifies pollution levels, confirming findings by experts confounded by the lack [...]

NEW DELHI -- When an acrid blanket of gray smog settled over India's capital last month, environmentalists warned of health hazards, India's Supreme Court promised action and state officials struggled [...]

NEW DELHI -- The first interloper stepped in front of her on the sidewalk and silently held up his hand. The second appeared behind her and beckoned for her bag. [...]

Bacteria containing an antibiotic-resistant ''superbug'' gene have been found in 2 of 51 tap water samples in New Delhi and in dozens of puddles and pools that children could play [...]

25 YEARS AGO The Globe and Mail reported that the black townships of Cape Town became apartheid's war zone, obscuring the view of Table Mountain with police and military helicopters, [...]

Behind the counter of J & J Trading Company, an appliance wholesaler in a warren of electrical shops in Old Delhi, Rajinder Singh has no patience for customer service. A [...]

CAPTION(S): PHOTO: Brothers shared a shawl Friday to ward off the early morning chill in New Delhi, where the temperature was 46 degrees Fahrenheit. Fog cut visibility to 50 yards. [...]

Air quality in New Delhi has deteriorated significantly in the past two years, exposing the capital's residents to heightened risk of a range of respiratory diseases, a leading environmental research […]

Byline: PHILIP JACKMAN; Sources: Reuters, Agence France-Presse, Associated Press Paris is gearing up for a transport revolution next month when a fleet of 10,000 self-service bicycles rolls out across the [...]

Severe disruption at Indira Gandhi airport in New Delhi, India, as a result of thick fog has highlighted wider environmental problems in New Delhi. In winter, emissions from sources such as cars and cooking fires remain close to the ground, having a very negative impact on air quality and causing breathing difficulties in many of the city's residents. Officials are now beginning to address the environmental problems, but environmentalists have been critical of their approach. It is likely to be some time before a real improvement is seen.

New Delhi, India, has seen a significant rise in environmental problems over recent years, and is now the fourth most polluted city in the world. It has a particular problem with air pollution, which has been mainly caused by rising levels of car ownership. In 1996, 7,500 people died in New Delhi from diseases connected with air pollution, according to the World Health Organization. The problem is especially severe in New Delhi because it does not have a mass-transit system.