New Delhi shuts all primary schools as severe smog grounds flights and obscures Taj Mahal - Non-essential construction has been banned amid severe air quality issues

India's capital New Delhi was wreathed in blanketing toxic smog this week as worsening air pollution surged past the grim mark of 50 times World Health Organization recommended daily maximum.

Air pollution in the Indian capital is more than 50 times what is considered safe by the World Health Organization.

India's capital New Delhi ordered all primary schools to cease in-person classes until further notice on Thursday night due to worsening smog in the sprawling megacity.

The roads of Delhi, India, have been swept up in a cloud of hazardous smog, thought to have been caused by pollution. The thick smog has caused all primary schools to close, increased reports in respiratory issues,