Delhi is more polluted than it was before. As the city becomes increasingly threatened because of the alarming rise in pollution, the government finds it difficult to monitor and implement pollution controlling mechanisms.
Smog envelops buildings on the outskirts of the Indian capital New Delhi on Nov. 25, 2014. Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images
An Indian sweeper cleans a flyover as smog covers the capital's skyline the morning after celebrations for the Diwali festival in New Delhi on Oct. 24, 2014. Prakash Singh/AFP/Getty Images
Venus Upadhayaya
Reporter
Venus Upadhayaya reports on India, China, and the Global South. Her traditional area of expertise is in Indian and South Asian geopolitics. Community media, sustainable development, and leadership remain her other areas of interest.