NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The air quality in India's capital worsened on Monday, with pollution levels rising to the highest this year, as low cool-season winds and more burning of stubble in neighbouring states combined to usher in a return of the annual scourge of bad air.
New Delhi is the world's most polluted mega-city and as a result, the average life span is down by more than 10 years, the University of Chicago's Energy Policy Institute said in August, adding that India was responsible for about 59% of the world's increase in pollution since 2013.
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