Hello and namaste. I'm Davina Gupta and for Business Daily today I'm joining you from India's capital city Delhi which has been struggling with very poor air quality.

It's so bad that I can't breathe well. Well as you can see it is quite hazy and there's a lot of smoke. We have worked, therefore we've been out all day.

My throat was itching and my nose was also blocked completely.

When I wake up in the morning, it's completely blocked.

It's because of the air only.

And I can relate to all of this.

I'm outside and my throat is burning, my eye sting and I can see a constant haze hanging in the air.

I can even taste dust in my mouth.

And it's because of pollutants released from industries, vehicles and even stubble burning by nearby farmers getting trapped in the air creating this thick smog.

This year has been worse than ever.

Some days the pollution levels have been 50 times above the safe limit set by the World Health Organization.

50 times.

It's causing all kinds of health issues, especially respiratory problems for the 33 million

people living here. And it's not just affecting our health and daily life, but also our jobs

and businesses. So today we are going to hear from some of them as we discuss the cost of air pollution

for this city.

This is season time for everyone, but because of pollution, the environment is not that well for them to come out.

That's Divyansh Kapoor, who's an entrepreneur and owns three restaurants in Delhi.

Businesses like his form the backbone of India's economy.

But Devianch is currently grappling with the effects of air pollution on his employees

and customers.

On the day, the pollution was at its peak.

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