Energy and Environment

Delhi, Beijing both polluted, but who’s on the up?

By Katy Daigle

Published February 6, 2014 4:57am ET

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Delhi, Beijing both polluted, but who’s on the up? — Smog and fog envelops the Rajpath, the ceremonial boulevard, behind as a police man, center, controls traffic in the morning in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014.On bad days in Indiaâs congested capital, the air is so murky it slows traffic to a crawl because visibility is so poor. Conversations are punctuated with rasping coughs. Weak bands of sunlight filter through a grainy sky. (AP Photo/Tsering Topgyal) | Tsering Topgyal

NEW DELHI (AP) — Think twice before taking a deep breath in New Delhi, where worsening air pollution has drawn comparisons with Beijing, the world’s pollution poster child.

On bad days in India’s congested capital, the air is so murky it slows traffic to a crawl. Conversations are punctuated with rasping coughs. Weak bands of sunlight filter through a grainy sky.

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