"stubbles burning"

#11673567

17 October 2024

Parts of Kathmandu Valley are shrouded under a thick blanket of polluted smog with the onset of winter, causing the Air Quality Index (AQI) of the bowl-shaped valley to dip to unhealthy levels on October 17, 2024. According to the reading from the air pollution station of the US Embassy in Kathmandu, the AQI of Kathmandu on October 17 is 155, making the air of Kathmandu Valley unhealthy. Nepal annually faces the problem of air pollution in winter as pollutants from the burning of stubbles in Indian states are carried and deposited into the valley by wind currents.

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#11673572

17 October 2024

Parts of Kathmandu Valley are shrouded under a thick blanket of polluted smog with the onset of winter, causing the Air Quality Index (AQI) of the bowl-shaped valley to dip to unhealthy levels on October 17, 2024. According to the reading from the air pollution station of the US Embassy in Kathmandu, the AQI of Kathmandu on October 17 is 155, making the air of Kathmandu Valley unhealthy. Nepal annually faces the problem of air pollution in winter as pollutants from the burning of stubbles in Indian states are carried and deposited into the valley by wind currents.

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#11673573

17 October 2024

Parts of Kathmandu Valley are shrouded under a thick blanket of polluted smog with the onset of winter, causing the Air Quality Index (AQI) of the bowl-shaped valley to dip to unhealthy levels on October 17, 2024. According to the reading from the air pollution station of the US Embassy in Kathmandu, the AQI of Kathmandu on October 17 is 155, making the air of Kathmandu Valley unhealthy. Nepal annually faces the problem of air pollution in winter as pollutants from the burning of stubbles in Indian states are carried and deposited into the valley by wind currents.

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#11673574

17 October 2024

Parts of Kathmandu Valley are shrouded under a thick blanket of polluted smog with the onset of winter, causing the Air Quality Index (AQI) of the bowl-shaped valley to dip to unhealthy levels on October 17, 2024. According to the reading from the air pollution station of the US Embassy in Kathmandu, the AQI of Kathmandu on October 17 is 155, making the air of Kathmandu Valley unhealthy. Nepal annually faces the problem of air pollution in winter as pollutants from the burning of stubbles in Indian states are carried and deposited into the valley by wind currents.

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#11673575

17 October 2024

Parts of Kathmandu Valley are shrouded under a thick blanket of polluted smog with the onset of winter, causing the Air Quality Index (AQI) of the bowl-shaped valley to dip to unhealthy levels on October 17, 2024. According to the reading from the air pollution station of the US Embassy in Kathmandu, the AQI of Kathmandu on October 17 is 155, making the air of Kathmandu Valley unhealthy. Nepal annually faces the problem of air pollution in winter as pollutants from the burning of stubbles in Indian states are carried and deposited into the valley by wind currents.

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#11673576

17 October 2024

Parts of Kathmandu Valley are shrouded under a thick blanket of polluted smog with the onset of winter, causing the Air Quality Index (AQI) of the bowl-shaped valley to dip to unhealthy levels on October 17, 2024. According to the reading from the air pollution station of the US Embassy in Kathmandu, the AQI of Kathmandu on October 17 is 155, making the air of Kathmandu Valley unhealthy. Nepal annually faces the problem of air pollution in winter as pollutants from the burning of stubbles in Indian states are carried and deposited into the valley by wind currents.

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#11673577

17 October 2024

Parts of Kathmandu Valley are shrouded under a thick blanket of polluted smog with the onset of winter, causing the Air Quality Index (AQI) of the bowl-shaped valley to dip to unhealthy levels on October 17, 2024. According to the reading from the air pollution station of the US Embassy in Kathmandu, the AQI of Kathmandu on October 17 is 155, making the air of Kathmandu Valley unhealthy. Nepal annually faces the problem of air pollution in winter as pollutants from the burning of stubbles in Indian states are carried and deposited into the valley by wind currents.

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#11673578

17 October 2024

Parts of Kathmandu Valley are shrouded under a thick blanket of polluted smog with the onset of winter, causing the Air Quality Index (AQI) of the bowl-shaped valley to dip to unhealthy levels on October 17, 2024. According to the reading from the air pollution station of the US Embassy in Kathmandu, the AQI of Kathmandu on October 17 is 155, making the air of Kathmandu Valley unhealthy. Nepal annually faces the problem of air pollution in winter as pollutants from the burning of stubbles in Indian states are carried and deposited into the valley by wind currents.

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#11673579

17 October 2024

Parts of Kathmandu Valley are shrouded under a thick blanket of polluted smog with the onset of winter, causing the Air Quality Index (AQI) of the bowl-shaped valley to dip to unhealthy levels on October 17, 2024. According to the reading from the air pollution station of the US Embassy in Kathmandu, the AQI of Kathmandu on October 17 is 155, making the air of Kathmandu Valley unhealthy. Nepal annually faces the problem of air pollution in winter as pollutants from the burning of stubbles in Indian states are carried and deposited into the valley by wind currents.

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#10782514

13 November 2023

Traffic moves along a highway shrouded in a thick layer of smog and haze in New Delhi, India on November 7, 2023. Air quality in the national capital has plummeted to the severe category in the past few days. The air pollution in Delhi typically reaches its peak from November 1 to 15 due to the emissions from vehicles and industries, stubble burning in nearby states, and unfavourable meteorological conditions, such as a drop in temperature and low wind speeds.

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#10782515

13 November 2023

Traffic moves along a highway shrouded in a thick layer of smog and haze in New Delhi, India on November 7, 2023. Air quality in the national capital has plummeted to the severe category in the past few days. The air pollution in Delhi typically reaches its peak from November 1 to 15 due to the emissions from vehicles and industries, stubble burning in nearby states, and unfavourable meteorological conditions, such as a drop in temperature and low wind speeds.

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#10782516

13 November 2023

A priest walks towards the Akshardham temple engulfed in a thick layer of smog and haze in New Delhi, India on November 7, 2023. Air quality in the national capital has plummeted to the severe category in the past few days. The air pollution in Delhi typically reaches its peak from November 1 to 15 due to the emissions from vehicles and industries, stubble burning in nearby states, and unfavourable meteorological conditions, such as a drop in temperature and low wind speeds.

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#10782491

13 November 2023

People perform daily routine chores near the floodplains of river Yamuna amid heavy smoggy conditions in New Delhi, India on November 7, 2023. Air quality in the national capital has plummeted to the severe category in the past few days. The air pollution in Delhi typically reaches its peak from November 1 to 15 due to the emissions from vehicles and industries, stubble burning in nearby states, and unfavourable meteorological conditions, such as a drop in temperature and low wind speeds.

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#10782513

13 November 2023

A farmer rides a tractor near the floodplains of river Yamuna amid heavy smoggy conditions in New Delhi, India on November 7, 2023. Air quality in the national capital has plummeted to the severe category in the past few days. The air pollution in Delhi typically reaches its peak from November 1 to 15 due to the emissions from vehicles and industries, stubble burning in nearby states, and unfavourable meteorological conditions, such as a drop in temperature and low wind speeds.

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#10782490

13 November 2023

People rest on the lawns along the Kartavya Path in front of the India Gate amid heavy smoggy conditions in New Delhi on November 7, 2023. Air quality in the national capital has plummeted to the severe category in the past few days. The air pollution in Delhi typically reaches its peak from November 1 to 15 due to the emissions from vehicles and industries, stubble burning in nearby states, and unfavourable meteorological conditions, such as a drop in temperature and low wind speeds.

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#10782357

13 November 2023

A man cycles past the Kartavya Path in front of the India Gate amid heavy smoggy conditions in New Delhi on November 7, 2023. Air quality in the national capital has plummeted to the severe category in the past few days. The air pollution in Delhi typically reaches its peak from November 1 to 15 due to the emissions from vehicles and industries, stubble burning in nearby states, and unfavourable meteorological conditions, such as a drop in temperature and low wind speeds.

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