India Imposes New Restrictions to Curb Pollution

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In other news, officials in India's capital of New Delhi added new measures to combat toxic smog pollution levels. There are four times higher than healthy levels. It's so bad that schools in New Delhi have closed. This is in addition to restricting driving and stopping construction projects, primary schools there had already been shuttered in order to protect the health of young Children. 20 million people live in New Delhi. It ranks as the world's most polluted city. Farmers in the Punjab and Haryana region burn their fields after the harvest. This time of year, they do this to quickly clear their fields before planting wheat crops. But all that smoke that it generates also contributes to the problem.