Authorities in India’s capital have shut schools, halted construction and banned non-essential trucks from entering the city ...

In several areas, pollution levels were more than 50 times higher than the World Health Organization's recommended safe limit ...

India's main environmental agency SAFAR has said the pollution is severe. Classes for most school grades are being held ...

A thick blanket of toxic smog engulfed most parts of northern India on Monday and readings of air quality in the capital New ...