"Central Asian history"

#12992224

16 November 2025

Thick smog covers Delhi, India, on July 24, 2024. India's capital, with 18 million residents, has the world's most polluted air with six times the amount of small particulate matter (pm2.5) than what the World Health Organization (WHO) considers safe. The air's hazardous amount of pm2.5 can reach deep into the lungs and enter the blood, causing serious long-term health effects. The WHO declares that India has the world's highest death rate from chronic respiratory diseases. India, home to 13 of the world's top 20 polluted cities, is also the third largest emitter of greenhouse gases behind the United States and China.

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#12992250

16 November 2025

Thick smog covers Delhi, India, on July 24, 2024. India's capital, with 18 million residents, has the world's most polluted air with six times the amount of small particulate matter (pm2.5) than what the World Health Organization (WHO) considers safe. The air's hazardous amount of pm2.5 can reach deep into the lungs and enter the blood, causing serious long-term health effects. The WHO declares that India has the world's highest death rate from chronic respiratory diseases. India, home to 13 of the world's top 20 polluted cities, is also the third largest emitter of greenhouse gases behind the United States and China.

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#12992266

16 November 2025

Thick smog covers Delhi, India, on July 24, 2024. India's capital, with 18 million residents, has the world's most polluted air with six times the amount of small particulate matter (pm2.5) than what the World Health Organization (WHO) considers safe. The air's hazardous amount of pm2.5 can reach deep into the lungs and enter the blood, causing serious long-term health effects. The WHO declares that India has the world's highest death rate from chronic respiratory diseases. India, home to 13 of the world's top 20 polluted cities, is also the third largest emitter of greenhouse gases behind the United States and China.

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#12992322

16 November 2025

Thick smog covers Delhi, India, on July 24, 2024. India's capital, with 18 million residents, has the world's most polluted air with six times the amount of small particulate matter (pm2.5) than what the World Health Organization (WHO) considers safe. The air's hazardous amount of pm2.5 can reach deep into the lungs and enter the blood, causing serious long-term health effects. The WHO declares that India has the world's highest death rate from chronic respiratory diseases. India, home to 13 of the world's top 20 polluted cities, is also the third largest emitter of greenhouse gases behind the United States and China.

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#12992359

16 November 2025

Thick smog covers Delhi, India, on July 24, 2024. India's capital, with 18 million residents, has the world's most polluted air with six times the amount of small particulate matter (pm2.5) than what the World Health Organization (WHO) considers safe. The air's hazardous amount of pm2.5 can reach deep into the lungs and enter the blood, causing serious long-term health effects. The WHO declares that India has the world's highest death rate from chronic respiratory diseases. India, home to 13 of the world's top 20 polluted cities, is also the third largest emitter of greenhouse gases behind the United States and China.

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#12992362

16 November 2025

Thick smog covers Delhi, India, on July 24, 2024. India's capital, with 18 million residents, has the world's most polluted air with six times the amount of small particulate matter (pm2.5) than what the World Health Organization (WHO) considers safe. The air's hazardous amount of pm2.5 can reach deep into the lungs and enter the blood, causing serious long-term health effects. The WHO declares that India has the world's highest death rate from chronic respiratory diseases. India, home to 13 of the world's top 20 polluted cities, is also the third largest emitter of greenhouse gases behind the United States and China.

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#12992363

16 November 2025

Thick smog covers Delhi, India, on July 24, 2024. India's capital, with 18 million residents, has the world's most polluted air with six times the amount of small particulate matter (pm2.5) than what the World Health Organization (WHO) considers safe. The air's hazardous amount of pm2.5 can reach deep into the lungs and enter the blood, causing serious long-term health effects. The WHO declares that India has the world's highest death rate from chronic respiratory diseases. India, home to 13 of the world's top 20 polluted cities, is also the third largest emitter of greenhouse gases behind the United States and China.

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#12992368

16 November 2025

Thick smog covers Delhi, India, on July 24, 2024. India's capital, with 18 million residents, has the world's most polluted air with six times the amount of small particulate matter (pm2.5) than what the World Health Organization (WHO) considers safe. The air's hazardous amount of pm2.5 can reach deep into the lungs and enter the blood, causing serious long-term health effects. The WHO declares that India has the world's highest death rate from chronic respiratory diseases. India, home to 13 of the world's top 20 polluted cities, is also the third largest emitter of greenhouse gases behind the United States and China.

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#12817801

1 October 2025

A view of the dome of the Taj Mahal Palace hotel is seen through curtains from a high-rise building in Mumbai, India, on October 1, 2025.

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#12675640

25 August 2025

A local rides a bicycle in front of the historic Ark of Bukhara, a fortress in Bukhara, Uzbekistan, on May 26, 2025.

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#12675651

25 August 2025

A local boy rides a scooter in front of the historic Ark of Bukhara, a fortress in Bukhara, Uzbekistan, on May 25, 2025.

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#12618181

5 August 2025

Three majestic elephants, adorned in vibrant traditional decorations, parade proudly during the annual Esala Perahera at the Temple of the Tooth Relic in Kandy, Sri Lanka, on August 4, 2025. The central elephant carries the golden casket housing Lord Buddha's sacred tooth relic.

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#12488079

20 June 2025

A statue of Pattom A. Thanu Pillai (July 15, 1885 - July 27, 1970) stands in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India, on April 1, 2024. Pattom A. Thanu Pillai is an Indian politician and independence activist who serves as the 2nd Chief Minister of Kerala from 1960 to 1962. He also serves as the Governor of Punjab and Andhra Pradesh and is considered a central figure in Kerala politics.

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#12447733

6 June 2025

Residents slaughter a sacrificial goat during Eid al-Adha 1446 AH in a densely populated neighborhood in Kebon Kacang, Central Jakarta, Indonesia, on June 6, 2025. The culture of sacrifice for Muslims is an important tradition carried out every Eid al-Adha as a form of obedience to Allah, emulating the sacrifice of Prophet Ibrahim who is willing to slaughter his son, Ismail.

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#12447734

6 June 2025

Residents slaughter a sacrificial goat during Eid al-Adha 1446 AH in a densely populated neighborhood in Kebon Kacang, Central Jakarta, Indonesia, on June 6, 2025. The culture of sacrifice for Muslims is an important tradition carried out every Eid al-Adha as a form of obedience to Allah, emulating the sacrifice of Prophet Ibrahim who is willing to slaughter his son, Ismail.

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#12447735

6 June 2025

Residents slaughter a sacrificial goat during Eid al-Adha 1446 AH in a densely populated neighborhood in Kebon Kacang, Central Jakarta, Indonesia, on June 6, 2025. The culture of sacrifice for Muslims is an important tradition carried out every Eid al-Adha as a form of obedience to Allah, emulating the sacrifice of Prophet Ibrahim who is willing to slaughter his son, Ismail.

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