Kashmiri boys warm their hands over the burning China leaves on the outskirts of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Sunday, November 14, 2021. Kashmiris collect fallen leaves in autumn to make charcoal for use during winters. (Photo by Mukhtar Khan/AP Photo)
Wife of Mudasir Gull is consoled by her relatives during a protest demanding the return of the body of Mudasir, who, according to the police, was killed during a gun battle between militants and Indian security forces on Monday, in Srinagar November 17, 2021. (Photo by Danish Ismail/Reuters)
A woman bathes her daughter in the Yamuna River, covered by a chemical foam caused by industrial and domestic pollution as the skyline is enveloped in toxic smog, in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, November 17, 2021. Schools were closed indefinitely and some coal-based power plants shut down as the Indian capital and neighboring states invoked harsh measures Wednesday to combat air pollution after an order from the federal environment ministry panel. (Photo by Manish Swarup/AP Photo)
Yamuna River is seen covered by a chemical foam caused by industrial and domestic pollution as the skyline is enveloped in a blanket of toxic smog in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, November 17, 2021. (Photo by Manish Swarup/AP Photo)
Commuters board a local transport amidst morning haze and toxic smog in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, November 17, 2021. (Photo by Manish Swarup/AP Photo)
A person takes a boat ride in the Yamuna River, covered by a chemical foam caused by industrial and domestic pollution as the skyline is enveloped in a blanket of toxic smog in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, November 17, 2021. (Photo by Manish Swarup/AP Photo)
Farmers and agriculture labourers sort harvested tomatoes on the outskirts of Bangalore on November 17, 2021. (Photo by Manjunath Kiran/AFP Photo)
People feed seagulls from a boat at Yamuna river, on a smoggy morning in New Delhi, India November 18, 2021. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)
Farmers distribute sweets to celebrate news of the repeal of farm laws they were protesting against, in Ghazipur, on the outskirts of New Delhi, India, Friday, November 19, 2021. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said his government will withdraw the controversial farm laws that were met with year-long demonstrations from tens of thousands of farmers who said the laws will shatter their livelihoods. The drawn-out demonstrations have posed one of the biggest political challenges to Modi, who swept the polls for the second time in 2019. (Photo by Manish Swarup/AP Photo)
A couple walks past crop stubble set on fire by farmers on the out skirts of Jalandhar, in the northern Indian state of Punjab, Wednesday, November 17, 2021. New Delhi, a city of 20 million, is one of the world’s most polluted cities. Air quality often hits hazardous levels during the winter, when the burning of crop residue in neighboring states coincides with lower temperatures that trap smoke. The smoke travels to New Delhi, obscuring the sky. (Photo by AP Photo/Stringer)
An anti-smog gun is used to control dust at a construction side in New Delhi, India, Thursday, November 18, 2021. Air pollution remained extremely high in the Indian capital on Thursday, a day after authorities closed schools indefinitely and shut some power stations to reduce smog that has blanketed the city for much of the month. (Photo by Manish Swarup/AP Photo)
A child looks through the windshield of a car during a heavy rain shower in Chennai on November 18, 2021. (Photo by Arun Sankar/AFP Photo)
Hindu Priests performing Evening Aarati (Prayer) at Dashashwamedh Ghat on November 17, 2021, during the Ganga Aarti, a traditional and old Hindu ritual honouring the Ganges River which is held at the Banks of the river. (Photo by Avishek Das/SOPA Images/Rex Features/Shutterstock)
A man sits on the banks of the Yamuna river on a smoggy morning in New Delhi, India, November 19, 2021. (Photo by Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters)
Children take part in the “Nagar Kirtan” procession on the eve of the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of Sikhism, at the Golden Temple in Amritsar on November 18, 2021. (Photo by Narinder Nanu/AFP Photo)
Hindu married couples perform a ritual during “Satyanarayana Swami Vratham” prayer in a temple in Hyderabad on November 19, 2021. (Photo by Noah Seelam/AFP Photo)
Farmers celebrate news of the repeal of farm laws they were protesting against, in Singhu, on the outskirts of New Delhi, India, Friday, November 19, 2021. In a surprise announcement, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Friday his government will withdraw the controversial agriculture laws that prompted yearlong protests from tens of thousands of farmers and posed a significant political challenge to his administration. (Photo by Manish Swarup/AP Photo)
A Sikh volunteer cleans the holy sarovar or sacred pool on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of Sikhism, at the Golden Temple in Amritsar on November 19, 2021. (Photo by Narinder Nanu/AFP Photo)
A man walks holding an umbrella in the rain in Hyderabad, India, Saturday, November 20, 2021. More than a dozen people have died and dozens are reported missing in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh after days of heavy rains, authorities said. (Photo by Mahesh Kumar A./AP Photo)
People walk in the rain in Hyderabad, India, Saturday, November 20, 2021. (Photo by Mahesh Kumar A./AP Photo)
People ride a motorcycle in the rain in Hyderabad, India, Saturday, November 20, 2021. (Photo by Mahesh Kumar A./AP Photo)
