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Air quality worsens: India orders Delhi schools to offer online classes
NEW DELHI/LAHORE: India ordered schools in and around Delhi to offer online classes, and encouraged people to work from home and postpone private gatherings, as air quality in the capital and surrounding areas deteriorated sharply on Friday. The curbs come ahead of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, which will be celebrated on Sunday and is usually marked by the widespread use of firecrackers that further worsens the air quality. Pollution is an annual problem in many parts of northern India from the onset of winter as cold, heavy air traps vehicle emissions, construction dust and smoke fro...
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