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If you saw someone smoking 50 cigarettes a day, you’d be concerned. But even if you’re not a smoker, a really bad day of air pollution is the equivalent of smoking that much. Fifty cigarettes, 24 hours, killing your body in ways you don’t want to imagine.

This week, host Basant Kumar is joined by Ranchi-based independent journalist Anand Dutta and Newslaundry’s Drishti Choudhary.

Former parliamentarian and leader of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh Prof Rakesh Sinha recently said that an anchor of a prominent news channel had once asked him to use derogatory language against a Muslim man during a televised debate following which he stopped making appearances at the channel in question. 

This week on Hafta, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Jayashree Arunachalam and Shardool Katyayan are joined by journalist Nidhi Razdan and economist and writer Vivek Kaul.

In India, we hold traditions dear. Politicians know that well. That’s why, perhaps, ahead of the assembly polls in Delhi, some of them have kept up with the time-honoured custom of jumping ship, pouring scorn on their old allies and singing praises for their new hosts.

This week, we give you a reason to subscribe to our election coverage. Watch how our reporters and editors bring you facts from the ground this Delhi election season.

दिल्ली में सांस लेना दूभर हो गया है. यहां प्रदूषण इतनी बड़ी समस्या बन गया है कि लोग बीमार पड़़ने लगे हैं. लोगों का दम घुट रहा है और खांसते हुए अस्पताल पहुंच रहे हैं. अस्पतालों में ऐसे मरीजों की लंबी कतारे हैं. 

There are many steps you can take if you feel unwell in an area with toxic air.

The air pollution crisis in the national capital, unsurprisingly, extends to the Commission for Air Quality Management, the all-powerful body set up to mitigate the issue. 

What does the Malayalam film industry look like post the Hema Committee report? 

Aaj Ka AQI is a new show aimed at fixing accountability for a solution to India’s air crisis. For episode 18, Newslaundry went to the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change on Friday.