Pollution is killing the Taj Mahal and time is running out to save it

Aug 15, 2018

The Taj Mahal is reflected in a puddle in Agra, India August 9, 2016. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton

The Taj is now yellowy-brown for 24 hours a day. Image: REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton

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