A farmer burns straw stubble after a harvest in a paddy field on the outskirts of Amritsar on September 29, 2024. Noxious smog smothering the plains of north India is not only choking the lungs of residents and killing millions, but also slowing down the country's economic growth. (Photo by Narinder NANU / AFP) (Photo by NARINDER NANU/AFP via Getty Images)