Murk is once again descending on India’s festival of light.

Delhi is one of the world’s most polluted cities at the best of times, but in the days leading up to Sunday's Diwali festival the gloom is deepening. To the usual fumes from 8 million cars and weather conditions that stop haze from dissipating, you can add the smoke from millions of contraband fireworks — and the soot from tens of thousands of rice paddies that go up in flames at the turn of the season.

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India’s Choking Diwali Smoke Billows From a Failed Farm Policy

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10.11.2023

Murk is once again descending on India’s festival of light.

Delhi is one of the world’s most polluted cities at the........

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