Yet the protest at India Gate is the first this winter and fewer than 500 demonstrators are present. Protesters rally at the India Gate in New Delhi as the city suffers from record levels of air pollution. "Air pollution hasn't become a political issue in India," says Bharati Chaturvedi, founder of Chintan, an environmental advocacy group. One lawmaker wants to put forth a new suggestion to tackle the air pollution crisis, when India's national parliament reopens on November 18. "Political leaders need to stop treating air pollution as merely an environmental issue and understand that it's a public health emergency," he told CNN.

Source: CNN November 06, 2019 05:03 UTC