Indian protesters hold banners and shout slogans demanding the government to take action to curb pollution in New Delhi, India, 18 November 2025. Residents of the Indian capital are struggling with air pollution as Delhi’s air quality has remained in the 'very poor' category for five consecutive days, with an overall AQI of 341 at 6 a.m. Indian time. (Photo by Harish Tyagi/EPA)





A fisherman casts his net in the waters of river Yamuna laden with polluted foam, on a smoggy morning in New Delhi November 20, 2025. New Delhi with its sprawling metropolitan region of 30 million residents is regularly ranked among the world's most polluted capitals. Acrid smog blankets the skyline each winter, when cooler air traps pollutants close to the ground, creating a deadly mix of emissions from crop burning, factories and heavy traffic. (Photo by Arun Sankar/AFP Photo)





A fisherman on a boat stands next to a fishing net covered with foam, on the polluted Yamuna river, on a smoggy morning amid ongoing air pollution in New Delhi, India, on November 21, 2025. (Photo by Bhawika Chhabra/Reuters)





Central Cee performs on stage at Loud Park on November 22, 2025 in Navi Mumbai, India. (Photo by Matt Jelonek/Getty Images)





An Indian Navy guard of honor personnel exhausted before the commissioning ceremony of the INS Mahe, the first of the Mahe-class Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC), at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai, India, 24 November 2025. (Photo by Divyakant Solanki/EPA)





Commuters return home through a cloud of evening smog as the capital's air quality hovered close to the 'severe' category, in New Delhi, India, November 24, 2025. (Photo by Manish Swarup/AP Photo)





A Sikh devotee performs “Gatka”, an ancient form of Sikh martial arts during a religious procession on the eve of Guru Tegh Bahadur's martyrdom anniversary outside the Golden Temple in Amritsar on November 24, 2025. (Photo by Narinder Nanu/AFP Photo)





A handout photo made available by the Press Information Bureau (PIB) shows the Sriram temple in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India, 25 November 2025. Prime Minister Modi hoisted a saffron Dharma flag atop the newly built Ram temple, marking the formal completion of its construction. (Photo by Press Informaton Bureau Handout/EPA)





A Nihang Sikh, belonging to the Sikh warrior clan, performs Gatka, a form of Sikh martial arts, during a religious procession marking the 350th martyrdom anniversary of Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji in New Delhi, India, 25 November 2025. The procession commemorates the martyrdom of the 9th Sikh Guru, Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji, who was executed in 1675 AD for refusing to convert to Islam on the orders of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb. The event is observed at Gurudwara Sis Ganj in Delhi. Guru Tegh Bahadur, the youngest of the five sons of Guru Hargobind, was born in Amritsar in 1621. (Photo by Rajat Gupta/EPA)





Indian police personnel pay tribute at the memorial built in memory of the victims, on the 17th anniversary of the 2008 Mumbai Terror Attacks, at Mumbai Police headquarters in Mumbai, India, 26 November 2025. Around 170 people were killed and more than 300 others were injured when 10 heavily-armed Islamist militants stormed the city on 26 November 2008, attacking a number of sites, including the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus railway station, as well as the two luxury hotels: Taj Mahal Palace and Oberoi, the popular tourist restaurant Leopold Cafe and the Jewish centre Chabad House. (Photo by Divyakant Solanki/EPA)





Students attend interactive classes with 'IRIS', an Artificial Intelligence driven robotic class teacher, at De Sales Academy in Bangalore, India, 27 November 2025. Iris is India's first Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) educator, developed in collaboration with Makerlabs Edutech. Equipped with voice assistance, it responds to student queries, offers explanations, and delivers educational content through personalized interactive learning activities. (Photo by Jagadeesh N.V./EPA)





A man uses his scarf to protect himself from the rain in the aftermath of Cyclone Ditwah, in Chennai, India, December 1, 2025. (Photo by Priyanshu Singh/Reuters)





Kashmiri children kiss their uncle, a newly recruited soldier of the Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry (JKLI), during a passing-out parade at training center Dansal, outskirts of Jammu, India Monday, December 1, 2025. (Photo by Channi Anand/AP Photo)





Tourists ride a jet car boat across the Arabian Sea off the Juhu Beach in Mumbai on December 2, 2025. (Photo by Indranil Mukherjee/AFP via Getty Images)