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. November 19, 2021 Delhi School Shutdown Expanded As Toxic Haze Blankets Indian Capital -------------------------------------------------------------------- Indian authorities have extended a shutdown on schools as the toxic air pollution smothering the capital Delhi worsens. All schools and colleges are now indefinitely closed and over half the city's 11 coal-based power plants have been ordered to stop operations. .