The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. December 5, 2017 India: Toxic Smog Returns to New Delhi -------------------------------------- In India, toxic smog has once again enveloped New Delhi, triggering pollution alerts and threatening the lives of residents with breathing disorders. The U.S. Embassy in New Delhi measured fine-grain particulate levels at 448 on a 500-part scale-nine times the upper safe limit. .