India, Nov. 5 -- "Air pollution is turning Mother Nature prematurely grey."- Irv Kupcinet
Diwali has come and gone, paddy has been harvested, and the winter is upon us - and the attention has once again, like an annual feature, been focused on air pollution. I say 'annual' because air quality is bad most of the year round and generally gets eyeballs in the months of October and November!Bad air quality is all around us to see - blackened ceiling fans, greenish-black phlegm we cough out after prolonged outings in the open, and smudged collars of two-wheeler riders. Hospitals are reporting an increasing number of people with respiratory complaints.
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