A view of a residential building is pictured after its construction work was temporarily halted because of worsening air pollution, in New Delhi on November 24, 2024. Noxious smog smothering the plains of north India is not only choking the lungs of residents and killing millions, but also slowing the country's economic growth. (Photo by Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP) (Photo by SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP via Getty Images)