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Delhi air pollution prompts Sunil Mittal to say: 'We can't live like this

"Remote work is the norm at the moment," Mittal said. "My own view is one year from now this poll would show a reduced percentage on remote work, and the green economy will get even more momentum."

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Speaking at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum in Singapore on Wednesday, Mittal said he would fly back to Delhi later tonight that is “covered in smog.”

Bloomberg | Peter Vercoe
The world has “completely pivoted” to the need to tackle climate change, according to Sunil Mittal, the billionaire chairman of Bharti Airtel Ltd.
 
Speaking at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum in Singapore on Wednesday, Mittal said he would fly back to Delhi later tonight that is “covered in smog.”

“We can’t live like this,” Mittal said. “We talk about 5 million people dying of the pandemic; we don’t talk about how many people have been choked around the world.”

Mittal was responding to a poll of forum attendees that showed 68% said the shift to remote work would be the most enduring

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