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Delhi cannot clean its air by itself

Every winter, a toxic haze blankets much of northern India. Delhi-NCR is its most visible casualty, but the problem extends well beyond the capital. Across Punjab, Haryana, Uttar…

Delhi cannot clean its air by itself
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Every winter, a toxic haze blankets much of northern India. Delhi-NCR is its most visible casualty, but the problem extends well beyond the capital. Across Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh (UP), Bihar and West Bengal, cities and rural areas experience deteriorating air quality, though sources and severity vary. The Indo-Gangetic Plain, stretching from the Indus plains in the west to the Ganga-Brahmaputra plains in the east, comprises several distinct and interconnected…

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