Authorities in India’s capital have shut schools, halted construction and banned non-essential trucks from entering the city after air pollution shot up to its worst level this season. Residents of New Delhi choked in a blanketing toxic smog as worsening air pollution surged, hitting ‘hazardous levels’ according to the Air Quality Index classification. Air pollution expert Prakash Doraiswamy from the World Resources Institute tells The World India needs a collective approach to resolving its annual crisis. #abctheworld #abcasiapacific
Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE
Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-19/why-south-asia-is-the-global-hotspot-for-air-pollution/104617688
ABC News provides around the clock coverage of news events as they break in Australia and abroad. It’s news when you want it, from Australia’s most trusted news organisation.
For more from ABC News, click here: https://ab.co/2kxYCZY
Watch more ABC News content ad-free on ABC iview: https://ab.co/2OB7Mk1
Go deeper on our ABC News In-depth channel: https://ab.co/2lNeBn2
Like ABC News on Facebook: http://facebook.com/abcnews.au
Follow ABC News on Instagram: http://instagram.com/abcnews_au
Follow ABC News on X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/abcnews
Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated.
#ABCNews #ABCNewsAustralia