Grist: I cough a lot.
It`s a pervasive pulmonary curse here in Delhi where I live, courtesy of the city`s soupy winter smog.
The air pollution in India`s capital during the wind-deprived cold season is abominable. The sources are numerous and perpetual: It`s caused by soot spewed out of coal-burning power plants and from vehicles idling on congested roads. It`s caused by fires - large ones used to remove crop residue from surrounding farms, and small ones used for cooking and warmth by city dwellers....