Breathless In Delhi
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‘Farming is a waste of labour’: In Delhi’s foul air, crops wilt and turn black
Plants have become increasingly stained and dirty, says Gauri, whose family has a farm on the Yamuna banks.
Sharanya Deepak
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‘I want my family safe’: This traffic constable says he will never move his wife and child to Delhi
Ravinder, who works in the city’s pollution hotspot Anand Vihar and lives in neighbouring UP, commutes 64 km every day.
Abhishek Dey
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‘Nothing much can be done about it’: This sweeper spends his days in a cloud of dust in toxic Delhi
All that protects Fakeer Chand from the poisonous air is a thin cloth that he uses in lieu of a mask.
Abhishek Dey
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The real reason why Modi says what he does – Hindu India accepts it
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The Assam voter who no longer supports the BJP because of the CAA
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BJP’s street-fighters in coastal Karnataka want a share in power
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Lok Sabha polls: Ladakh MP rallies supporters after BJP drops him from candidate list
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Former Kalakshetra Bharatanatyam teacher arrested on charges of sexual abuse
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This auto driver breathes in Delhi’s toxic air all day – yet knows little about the pollution crisis
Abdul Qadir’s lack of information points to state failure.
Shoaib Daniyal
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‘I feel better only when I go to my village’: This street hawker is sick of Delhi's polluted air
Kehar Singh does not want his children to come to Delhi for work.
Menaka Rao
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‘Our work is out here’: Delhi’s night guards are outdoors when the air is most toxic
Few of the men who guard the Capital’s homes and official buildings actually wear pollution-control masks.
Shreya Roy Chowdhury
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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