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Is crop burning adding to Delhi's air pollution problem?

The increase in air pollution in Delhi has led to talks on waste management, agricultural advancement and industrial growth in India.

Rajeswari S. Raina, who teaches in the Department of International Relations and Governance Studies at Shiv Nadar University, discusses the impact modern methods of agriculture have had on the environment and how the government is failing to facilitate agricultural advancement.

(Photo: A satellite image of a plume of smoke sweeping through Delhi and Kanpur, India on 4 November. Credit: EPA/NASA Earth Observatory)

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