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Air Emergency: Delhi, Nearby Areas Gasped For Breath All Through November
India is battling for one of its most fundamental needs - clean air. In Delhi, residents have been protesting against toxic smog as the city's air quality has remained in the 'very poor' to 'severe' category for weeks.
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Chilli Spray To 'Hidma' Slogans: How Delhi's Air Protest Took Violent Turn
As the cops continued to disperse the protesters, a group of people raised slogans such as "Madvi Hidma Amar Rahe" (Long Live Madvi Hidma).
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Expert Weighs In On Toxic Air's Hidden Toll On Pregnant Women And Unborn Babies
Air pollution poses significant risks to pregnant women and their unborn babies.
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Toxic Air, Tiny Lungs: Why Children Face The Greatest Risk From PM2.5 Exposure
Children are vulnerable as their lungs are still developing and they breathe faster than adults, absorbing more pollutants relative to their body size.
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Toxic Air Poses Heightened Risks To Pregnant Women And Their Babies, Warn Delhi Doctors
Health experts have flagged that the toxic air poses heightened risks to expectant mothers and their babies.
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Anti-Pollution Protesters Meet Minister, Discuss How To Improve Delhi's Air
After weeks of parents, students and residents taking to the streets over Delhi's choking air, the city government on Wednesday finally opened its doors to those leading the protest.
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Delhi's Toxic Air Now Triggering More Migraines, Neurological Issues, Say Doctors
While the respiratory and cardiac dangers of toxic air are well-documented, doctors warn of a quieter threat: air pollution's growing impact on the human brain.
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This Thai Tourist Hotspot Tops World's Most Polluted Cities
Thai tourist hotspot Chiang Mai was blanketed by hazy smog Friday, as residents and visitors to the usually picturesque northern city were left wheezing in the toxic air.
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"What Is Bureaucracy Doing?" Supreme Court's Top Quotes On Delhi Pollution
Three weeks on, Delhi is still enveloped in toxic air and the Supreme Court insisted yet again today that urgent steps need to be taken. Questions were also raised again over the issue of farm fires.
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Unwilling To Breathe Delhi Toxic Air, Many Families Are Simply Abandoning The City
A good number of Delhi families may be giving up on the city. If Manas Fuloria's impending shift from Gurugram to Dehradun is any indication, a wave of migration out of the seasonally choked Delhi National Capital Region (NCR) may be in full swing. Nothing that the senior IT executive has done till now - multiple air purifiers, air quality monitors...
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93% Children Breathe Toxic Air Globally, Says WHO: 4 Foods To Combat Air Pollution
The WHO also revealedthat 600,000 children died from acute lower respiratory infections caused by polluted air in 2016.
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UNICEF-Toxic Air Risks Brain And Lung Development Of 17 Million Newborns
And a majority of these kids are from Southern Asia.
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Delhi Can Learn From Other Megacities To Clear Its Toxic Smog
Delhi must adopt anti-pollution steps taken by other megacities like Beijing and Mexico City if the national capital is to get serious about tackling its annual smog crisis, experts say.
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As Delhi Chokes, High Court Asks Government To Consider Cloud Seeding
As the killer 'pea soup fog' continued to engulf the national capital, the Delhi High Court today issued a slew of directions to improve air quality, including watering of the roads to minimise dust.
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How 'Toxic' Is Delhi's Air? Study Sheds Light
The fact that Delhi's air is laden with ultrafine particulates is undisputed. But does that automatically make it "toxic"?
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Air Emergency: Delhi, Nearby Areas Gasped For Breath All Through November
India is battling for one of its most fundamental needs - clean air. In Delhi, residents have been protesting against toxic smog as the city's air quality has remained in the 'very poor' to 'severe' category for weeks.
-
Chilli Spray To 'Hidma' Slogans: How Delhi's Air Protest Took Violent Turn
As the cops continued to disperse the protesters, a group of people raised slogans such as "Madvi Hidma Amar Rahe" (Long Live Madvi Hidma).
-
Expert Weighs In On Toxic Air's Hidden Toll On Pregnant Women And Unborn Babies
Air pollution poses significant risks to pregnant women and their unborn babies.
-
Toxic Air, Tiny Lungs: Why Children Face The Greatest Risk From PM2.5 Exposure
Children are vulnerable as their lungs are still developing and they breathe faster than adults, absorbing more pollutants relative to their body size.
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Toxic Air Poses Heightened Risks To Pregnant Women And Their Babies, Warn Delhi Doctors
Health experts have flagged that the toxic air poses heightened risks to expectant mothers and their babies.
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Anti-Pollution Protesters Meet Minister, Discuss How To Improve Delhi's Air
After weeks of parents, students and residents taking to the streets over Delhi's choking air, the city government on Wednesday finally opened its doors to those leading the protest.
-
Delhi's Toxic Air Now Triggering More Migraines, Neurological Issues, Say Doctors
While the respiratory and cardiac dangers of toxic air are well-documented, doctors warn of a quieter threat: air pollution's growing impact on the human brain.
-
This Thai Tourist Hotspot Tops World's Most Polluted Cities
Thai tourist hotspot Chiang Mai was blanketed by hazy smog Friday, as residents and visitors to the usually picturesque northern city were left wheezing in the toxic air.
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"What Is Bureaucracy Doing?" Supreme Court's Top Quotes On Delhi Pollution
Three weeks on, Delhi is still enveloped in toxic air and the Supreme Court insisted yet again today that urgent steps need to be taken. Questions were also raised again over the issue of farm fires.
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Unwilling To Breathe Delhi Toxic Air, Many Families Are Simply Abandoning The City
A good number of Delhi families may be giving up on the city. If Manas Fuloria's impending shift from Gurugram to Dehradun is any indication, a wave of migration out of the seasonally choked Delhi National Capital Region (NCR) may be in full swing. Nothing that the senior IT executive has done till now - multiple air purifiers, air quality monitors...
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93% Children Breathe Toxic Air Globally, Says WHO: 4 Foods To Combat Air Pollution
The WHO also revealedthat 600,000 children died from acute lower respiratory infections caused by polluted air in 2016.
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UNICEF-Toxic Air Risks Brain And Lung Development Of 17 Million Newborns
And a majority of these kids are from Southern Asia.
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Delhi Can Learn From Other Megacities To Clear Its Toxic Smog
Delhi must adopt anti-pollution steps taken by other megacities like Beijing and Mexico City if the national capital is to get serious about tackling its annual smog crisis, experts say.
-
As Delhi Chokes, High Court Asks Government To Consider Cloud Seeding
As the killer 'pea soup fog' continued to engulf the national capital, the Delhi High Court today issued a slew of directions to improve air quality, including watering of the roads to minimise dust.
-
How 'Toxic' Is Delhi's Air? Study Sheds Light
The fact that Delhi's air is laden with ultrafine particulates is undisputed. But does that automatically make it "toxic"?
