Imagine lighting up a cigarette as soon as you step outside, except it’s not a choice — it’s just Delhi’s air.
As morning breaks over the vast expanse of Delhi, the capital of India doesn’t wake up to the chirping of birds but to a chorus of coughs. The sun rises not with a golden glow, but with the hue of a rusted iron — signaling another day of the airpocalypse. In Delhi, checking the Air Quality Index (AQI) has become as routine as checking for your phone and wallet before you leave home.