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What's Causing The Hazardous Haze? Particulate Matter And Health Impacts Explained
That toxic smog around you is driven by spiking particulate matter, vehicle emissions, crop-burning smoke and more.
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Unhealthy AQI: Immediate Steps To Protect Your Family From Air Pollution
Exposure to high pollution is an immediate health threat. Learn the essential steps you must take to protect your family from poor air quality.
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Health Decoder: How To Read Air Quality Index Numbers And React For Better Lung Health
As pollution levels rise across Indian cities, understanding what Air Quality Index (AQI) numbers mean is key to protecting your health.
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20% Type 2 Diabetes Cases Linked To Air Pollution, Says Lancet Study
Prolonged exposure to polluted air with PM 2.5 particulate matter, which is 30 times thinner than a strand of hair, can increase the risk of type 2 diabetes, a new study suggests.
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High Pollutant Concentration At Delhi Schools, Colleges: IIT Study
Schools and colleges in Delhi top the list of buildings that have higher Particulate Matter (PM) concentration levels, a study on indoor air quality by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi has found.
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Ola, Microsoft Research To Measure Real-Time Air Quality
In a bid to support the government's efforts to combat air pollution, private cab aggregator Ola and Microsoft Research on Monday joined hands to measure real-time street level air quality data in Delhi-NCR. Particulate Matter (PM 2.5) data will be collected through sensors mounted on Ola's fleet of vehicles.
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Delhiites Likely To Get A Breather From Air Pollution
On Monday morning, the air quality index (AQI) of the capital was recorded at 251.
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10 Lakh People Died Due To Air Pollution In India In 2017, Study Shows
As Delhi reels under high levels of air pollution, a study on Thursday said the city recorded the highest levels of exposure to ultra fine particulate matter, PM 2.5, last year while asserting that outdoor pollution reduced the average life expectancy in the national capital by 1.5 years.
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Delhi Chokes For Oxygen As Air Quality Slips To 'Hazardous'
On Monday, the Particulate Matter (PM) 2.5 level was recorded at 231, while the PM 10 was recorded at 402 in New Delhi.
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These 14 Cities In India Rank Among World's Polluted: 10 Points
New Delhi, Gwalior, Varanasi and Kanpur were among the 14 Indian cities that figured in a list of 20 most polluted cities in the world, based on their toxic air quality, data released by World Health Organization showed. On PM 2.5, most polluted city is Varanasi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's constituency. Major sources of air pollution from parti...
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47 Million Children In India Reside In Most Polluted Areas: Report
Around 47 million children in India under five years of age reside in areas where particulate matter levels exceed the prescribed limits, with 17 million among them inhabiting places where the pollution levels are twice the limits, says a recent report.
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Pollution Watchdog Says No Big Impact Of Firecrackers on Diwali
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) told the Supreme Court that there was no major impact of firecrackers on air quality in the National Capital Region during Diwali on October 19, 2017. The CPCB's affidavit in the top court has an assessment of the impact of firecrackers during Diwali and Dusshera. According to the CPCB, Particulate Matter...
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Delhi Air Quality Improves After Rain, But Still Not In Safe Category
Air quality in and around Delhi has improved a bit after rain lashed the city on Friday and early in the morning today. The government's monitor in the national capital reported that the level of the pollutant particulate matter or PM2.5 has fallen to 288 today from 299 at 7 pm on Friday
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On Odd-Even, Green Court Says Women, 2-Wheelers Not Exempt: 10 Facts
The Green Court today delivered a blistering criticism of the Arvind Kejriwal government's Delhi Odd-Even rule and pointing to various other measures that could have been taken, said the government should not "test its patience". The court okayed the plan, which will be implemented from Monday, but banned most exemptions -- including to two-wheeler...
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Odd-Even Rule: Vehicles Biggest Source Of PM 2.5, Says AAP
The Aam Aadmi Party today strongly defended its government's decision to bring back the Odd-Even road-rationing scheme, saying vehicular pollution was the biggest source of ultrafine particulate matters measuring less than 2.5 microns.
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What's Causing The Hazardous Haze? Particulate Matter And Health Impacts Explained
That toxic smog around you is driven by spiking particulate matter, vehicle emissions, crop-burning smoke and more.
-
Unhealthy AQI: Immediate Steps To Protect Your Family From Air Pollution
Exposure to high pollution is an immediate health threat. Learn the essential steps you must take to protect your family from poor air quality.
-
Health Decoder: How To Read Air Quality Index Numbers And React For Better Lung Health
As pollution levels rise across Indian cities, understanding what Air Quality Index (AQI) numbers mean is key to protecting your health.
-
20% Type 2 Diabetes Cases Linked To Air Pollution, Says Lancet Study
Prolonged exposure to polluted air with PM 2.5 particulate matter, which is 30 times thinner than a strand of hair, can increase the risk of type 2 diabetes, a new study suggests.
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High Pollutant Concentration At Delhi Schools, Colleges: IIT Study
Schools and colleges in Delhi top the list of buildings that have higher Particulate Matter (PM) concentration levels, a study on indoor air quality by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi has found.
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Ola, Microsoft Research To Measure Real-Time Air Quality
In a bid to support the government's efforts to combat air pollution, private cab aggregator Ola and Microsoft Research on Monday joined hands to measure real-time street level air quality data in Delhi-NCR. Particulate Matter (PM 2.5) data will be collected through sensors mounted on Ola's fleet of vehicles.
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Delhiites Likely To Get A Breather From Air Pollution
On Monday morning, the air quality index (AQI) of the capital was recorded at 251.
-
10 Lakh People Died Due To Air Pollution In India In 2017, Study Shows
As Delhi reels under high levels of air pollution, a study on Thursday said the city recorded the highest levels of exposure to ultra fine particulate matter, PM 2.5, last year while asserting that outdoor pollution reduced the average life expectancy in the national capital by 1.5 years.
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Delhi Chokes For Oxygen As Air Quality Slips To 'Hazardous'
On Monday, the Particulate Matter (PM) 2.5 level was recorded at 231, while the PM 10 was recorded at 402 in New Delhi.
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These 14 Cities In India Rank Among World's Polluted: 10 Points
New Delhi, Gwalior, Varanasi and Kanpur were among the 14 Indian cities that figured in a list of 20 most polluted cities in the world, based on their toxic air quality, data released by World Health Organization showed. On PM 2.5, most polluted city is Varanasi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's constituency. Major sources of air pollution from parti...
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47 Million Children In India Reside In Most Polluted Areas: Report
Around 47 million children in India under five years of age reside in areas where particulate matter levels exceed the prescribed limits, with 17 million among them inhabiting places where the pollution levels are twice the limits, says a recent report.
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Pollution Watchdog Says No Big Impact Of Firecrackers on Diwali
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) told the Supreme Court that there was no major impact of firecrackers on air quality in the National Capital Region during Diwali on October 19, 2017. The CPCB's affidavit in the top court has an assessment of the impact of firecrackers during Diwali and Dusshera. According to the CPCB, Particulate Matter...
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Delhi Air Quality Improves After Rain, But Still Not In Safe Category
Air quality in and around Delhi has improved a bit after rain lashed the city on Friday and early in the morning today. The government's monitor in the national capital reported that the level of the pollutant particulate matter or PM2.5 has fallen to 288 today from 299 at 7 pm on Friday
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On Odd-Even, Green Court Says Women, 2-Wheelers Not Exempt: 10 Facts
The Green Court today delivered a blistering criticism of the Arvind Kejriwal government's Delhi Odd-Even rule and pointing to various other measures that could have been taken, said the government should not "test its patience". The court okayed the plan, which will be implemented from Monday, but banned most exemptions -- including to two-wheeler...
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Odd-Even Rule: Vehicles Biggest Source Of PM 2.5, Says AAP
The Aam Aadmi Party today strongly defended its government's decision to bring back the Odd-Even road-rationing scheme, saying vehicular pollution was the biggest source of ultrafine particulate matters measuring less than 2.5 microns.
