Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 11:22am on 10 Nov 2026,Tuesday International
A NASA satellite has captured a massive blanket of smog and smoke spreading across northern India and Pakistan, highlighting the growing regional air pollution crisis as winter sets in. Images captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) show thick haze stretching across the Indo-Gangetic plains, covering Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. The satellite image also reveals several fire hotspots across the northwestern agricultural belt, linked to crop-residue burning. Stubble burning, vehicle emissions, industrial activity and construction dust are adding to pollution levels. Cold temperatures and slow winds are trapping pollutants, worsening air quality across the region. (PC: India Today)
