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Toxic air divides Delhi between poverty and privilege

By Aishwarya KUMAR NEW DELHI, Dec 5, 2023 (AFP) – Environmental change hits the poorest the hardest, experts say, and in India’s toxic smog-filled capital that includes the air people breathe. In Old Delhi, the ancient heart of the capital, 39-year-old Rizwan pedals a rickshaw tricycle, transporting passengers and heavy goods through crowded streets often too narrow for cars, earning about seven dollars on a good day. There is no escape from Delhi’s deadly smog […]