Delhi’s 17 million people are left gasping for breath owing to the burning of crop stubble in Punjab. The fields are ablaze as post-harvest rice straw is cleared for the winter wheat crop. In January, there was a pilot program to keep half of Delhi’s 2.8 million cars off the roads. In March, the nation’s top court extended the prohibition on diesel cars with 2,000-cc engine capacity in the capital. Investors in India’s auto industry should be tracking the harvest season as diligently as they follow new model launches.

Source: Mint November 04, 2016 08:45 UTC