India, Oct. 13 -- The winter is knocking the door and it's the time of the year for us to get our jackets and pullovers out of the closet. Owing to the Covid-19 pandemic and the lockdown induced by it, we have spent major part of 2020 inside our homes.

Most of us have given a miss to our yearly ritual of visiting a cosy hill station this time and hence, the arrival of winter is eagerly awaited. However, not all is hunky dory as the impact of the pandemic is still gruelling and adding to the woes is the fear of soaring pollution, especially in the wake of stubble burning.

Governments too have already started taking steps to prepare for the situation. For instance, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has gone all out to launch a massive ...