Delhi’s Air: A Silent Emergency We’ve Normalized
Delhi’s Air: A Silent Emergency We’ve Normalized If a parent ever realized that sending their child to school in Delhi is equivalent to making them inhale thirteen cigarettes a day , the reaction would not be silence — it would be fear, anger, and urgency. But today, everything is happening openly, and somehow, we’ve accepted it. Let’s start from the beginning. On one side, we see Norway’s capital city — Oslo — clean air, blue sky, and clarity. And then we look at our own capital — New Delhi. Oslo is among the world’s cleanest capitals. Delhi? At the time of writing this blog, it stands as the most polluted capital on Earth. Every year, the same excuse returns: “It’s winter haze. This isn’t pollution — it’s fog.” No — that isn’t fog. That is smog : Fog + smoke + toxic particles = slow poison. The Damage Is Real — Even If It’s Not Immediate This toxic blanket enters our lungs silently. It irritates the airways, reduces lung function, triggers asthma, and increase...
