Delhi dispatch: Through haze of smog and blame, signs of cooperation

When a hazy gray blanket of the year’s worst air pollution settled over the Indian capital last week, government measures to try to reduce the fog’s toxic levels were largely taken in stride.

With air quality stuck at a rating of “severe-plus” under the city’s Graded Response Action Plan, trucks carrying nonessential goods were banned until further notice. Most other diesel vehicles were also prohibited. Construction projects have been halted.

Primary schools were ordered closed, with classes shifting to online – the idea being not just to keep smog-belching school