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"Really Suffocating": Pakistan Emerges From "Worst" Winter Smog
Tens of millions of Pakistanis spent at least four months breathing toxic air pollution 20 times above safe levels, in the worst winter smog season for several years, according to data analysed by AFP.
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This Is The World's Most Polluted City, 6 Times Worse Than Delhi
The Air Quality Index in Pakistan's Lahore stood at 1,900, its highest ever, prompting the country to write a letter to the Indian government to open a dialogue on the issue.
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Delhi Air On Brink Of Turning "Severe", Most Polluted In India
Delhi's air quality was on the brink of the 'severe' category on Sunday with an overall AQI reading of 382 - the worst recorded in the country for the day.
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India May Get E-Air Taxis By 2026, 90-Minute Car Trip To Take 7 Minutes
The partnership, should they get regulatory clearances, aims to capitalise on a growing need for transport solutions in the world's most populous country that is battling severe ground travel congestion and pollution in its main cities.
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Pollution Levels In Delhi Nearly 100 Times Higher Than WHO Limits
Delhi's air quality plummeted to the 'severe plus' category again, making the national capital the most polluted city in the country today. The real-time Air Quality Index (AQI) is over 500 in different parts of the capital.
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This Country's Capital Is World's Most Polluted Major City. It's Not Delhi
Indonesian capital Jakarta has become the world's most polluted major city, according to air quality monitoring firm IQAir, topping global charts for days as authorities fail to grapple with a spike in toxic smog.
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39 Of World's 50 Most Polluted Cities Are In India: Report
India was the world's eighth most polluted country in 2022, dropping from fifth place the previous year. While the PM 2.5 level has dipped to 53.3 micrograms/cubic metre, that is still over 10 times the World Health Organisation's safe limit.
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India Had Most Pollution Deaths In 2019, Over 23.5 Lakh: Lancet Study
India saw over 23.5 lakh (over 2.35 million) premature deaths due to pollution of all types - including 16.7 lakh deaths caused by air pollution - in 2019, the highest among all countries globally, according to a new study published in The Lancet.
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India's Tallest Rubbish Mountain May Rise Higher Than Taj Mahal
The country'stallest rubbish mountain in Delhi is on course to rise higher than the Taj Mahal in the next year, becoming a fetid symbol for what the UN considers the world's most polluted capital.
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Opinion: How Many Trumps Does It Take To Not Change A Lightbulb?
Of all the counterproductive policy campaigns conservatives have waged in recent years, among the most irrational has been their war on the federal government's efforts to update the lightbulb. Swapping out all the old incandescent bulbs across the country would save an astonishing amount of energy, which would translate into big savings for consum...
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Air Pollution Alert Issued Across 79 Cities In China
A total of 79 Chinese cities have triggered air pollution alerts as severe winter smog covers wide swaths of the country, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday.
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Air Pollution Cuts Average Indian's Life Expectancy By 4 Years: 5 Foods To Combat Air Pollution
India is world's second most populated country after Nepal, the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago (EPIC) said on Monday
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India Second Most Polluted Country In The World, Says Study
India is the world's second most polluted country, slightly trailing only Nepal, the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago (EPIC) said on Monday.
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Diesel Driving Bans 'Self-Destructive': German Transit Minister
The latest ruling follows a string of similar decisions ordering cities like Berlin, Cologne, Frankfurt and Stuttgart to bar the most polluting diesels from certain areas, alarming drivers nationwide. A transport ministry spokesman said the debate had become "highly emotional" in the car-loving nation where the auto industry is a pillar of economic...
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Blog: When Kids Get Smokers' Diseases, Where Tourist Hot-Spots Have Dirty Air
Now India is fast getting the tag of the most polluted country in the world, specially after the recent WHO report listed 14 Indian cities in the world's worst 15.
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"Really Suffocating": Pakistan Emerges From "Worst" Winter Smog
Tens of millions of Pakistanis spent at least four months breathing toxic air pollution 20 times above safe levels, in the worst winter smog season for several years, according to data analysed by AFP.
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This Is The World's Most Polluted City, 6 Times Worse Than Delhi
The Air Quality Index in Pakistan's Lahore stood at 1,900, its highest ever, prompting the country to write a letter to the Indian government to open a dialogue on the issue.
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Delhi Air On Brink Of Turning "Severe", Most Polluted In India
Delhi's air quality was on the brink of the 'severe' category on Sunday with an overall AQI reading of 382 - the worst recorded in the country for the day.
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India May Get E-Air Taxis By 2026, 90-Minute Car Trip To Take 7 Minutes
The partnership, should they get regulatory clearances, aims to capitalise on a growing need for transport solutions in the world's most populous country that is battling severe ground travel congestion and pollution in its main cities.
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Pollution Levels In Delhi Nearly 100 Times Higher Than WHO Limits
Delhi's air quality plummeted to the 'severe plus' category again, making the national capital the most polluted city in the country today. The real-time Air Quality Index (AQI) is over 500 in different parts of the capital.
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This Country's Capital Is World's Most Polluted Major City. It's Not Delhi
Indonesian capital Jakarta has become the world's most polluted major city, according to air quality monitoring firm IQAir, topping global charts for days as authorities fail to grapple with a spike in toxic smog.
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39 Of World's 50 Most Polluted Cities Are In India: Report
India was the world's eighth most polluted country in 2022, dropping from fifth place the previous year. While the PM 2.5 level has dipped to 53.3 micrograms/cubic metre, that is still over 10 times the World Health Organisation's safe limit.
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India Had Most Pollution Deaths In 2019, Over 23.5 Lakh: Lancet Study
India saw over 23.5 lakh (over 2.35 million) premature deaths due to pollution of all types - including 16.7 lakh deaths caused by air pollution - in 2019, the highest among all countries globally, according to a new study published in The Lancet.
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India's Tallest Rubbish Mountain May Rise Higher Than Taj Mahal
The country'stallest rubbish mountain in Delhi is on course to rise higher than the Taj Mahal in the next year, becoming a fetid symbol for what the UN considers the world's most polluted capital.
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Opinion: How Many Trumps Does It Take To Not Change A Lightbulb?
Of all the counterproductive policy campaigns conservatives have waged in recent years, among the most irrational has been their war on the federal government's efforts to update the lightbulb. Swapping out all the old incandescent bulbs across the country would save an astonishing amount of energy, which would translate into big savings for consum...
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Air Pollution Alert Issued Across 79 Cities In China
A total of 79 Chinese cities have triggered air pollution alerts as severe winter smog covers wide swaths of the country, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday.
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Air Pollution Cuts Average Indian's Life Expectancy By 4 Years: 5 Foods To Combat Air Pollution
India is world's second most populated country after Nepal, the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago (EPIC) said on Monday
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India Second Most Polluted Country In The World, Says Study
India is the world's second most polluted country, slightly trailing only Nepal, the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago (EPIC) said on Monday.
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Diesel Driving Bans 'Self-Destructive': German Transit Minister
The latest ruling follows a string of similar decisions ordering cities like Berlin, Cologne, Frankfurt and Stuttgart to bar the most polluting diesels from certain areas, alarming drivers nationwide. A transport ministry spokesman said the debate had become "highly emotional" in the car-loving nation where the auto industry is a pillar of economic...
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Blog: When Kids Get Smokers' Diseases, Where Tourist Hot-Spots Have Dirty Air
Now India is fast getting the tag of the most polluted country in the world, specially after the recent WHO report listed 14 Indian cities in the world's worst 15.
