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On Diwali, India's biggest holiday of the year, New Delhi is enveloped in thick smog. The country is reeling from the double impact of the coronavirus and severe air pollution. IMAGES
Thick smog envelops New Delhi, forcing the government to shut down schools until further notice, urge people to work from home and ban non-essential trucks from entering the Indian capital due to dangerous levels of air pollution. One of the world's most polluted cities and home to some 20 million people, Delhi is cloaked every winter in a thick blanket of smog. IMAGES
The pollution in New Delhi hits nearly 30 times the World Health Organization's safe level, prompting doctors to warn of a public health emergency. IMAGES
Temperatures in India's capital soar to a record-high 49.9 degrees Celsius (121.8 Fahrenheit) as authorities warn of water shortages in the sprawling mega-city. IMAGES
India's financial capital Mumbai begins voting as six-week national elections resume, with much of the megacity's business and entertainment elite vocal in their support of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. IMAGES
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