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Make Science-Backed Infertility Care Accessible For All, Says WHO
- Friday November 28, 2025
- Health | Indo-Asian News Service
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday called on countries to strengthen access to affordable and science-based care to people facing infertility.
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Why Doesn't India Report Air Quality (AQI) Measure Beyond 500?
- Thursday November 20, 2025
- India News | Written by Aastha Ahuja
The air quality index (AQI) is a public health tool designed to communicate air pollution levels or the quality of air in simple terms.
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www.ndtv.com
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Pakistan's Lahore Becomes World's Most Polluted City: Report
- Wednesday October 29, 2025
- World News | Press Trust of India
Pakistan's Lahore city ranked as the world's most polluted city on Monday, the second such time in a week's time, with smog reaching hazardous levels way higher than WHO guidelines, a private tech company data showed.
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www.ndtv.com
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Who Breathes The Dirtiest Air? Global Report Flags Alarming Numbers
- Friday October 24, 2025
- World News | Reported by Vishnu Som
The latest State of Global Air report paints a grim picture of the world's worsening air quality, warning that pollution has become the planet's second leading cause of premature death, behind only high blood pressure.
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www.ndtv.com
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Short-Term Exposure To Air Pollution Kills 33,000 Indians Annually: Report
- Thursday July 4, 2024
- India News | Reported by Vishnu Som
Nearly 33,000 deaths in 10 cities in India every year can be attributed to air pollution levels that are below India's national clean air threshold. The report has been published in Lancet Planetary Health.
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www.ndtv.com
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Indians Losing 5 Years Of Life Expectancy Due To Air Pollution: Report
- Tuesday June 14, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
Air Pollution: According to the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago's Air Quality Life Index report average Indian resident is set to lose 5 years of life expectancy if the WHO guidelines are not followed on air pollution.
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www.ndtv.com
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The 10 Major South Indian Cities Violating WHO's Air Quality Guidelines
- Friday January 28, 2022
- India News | Asian News International
The latest report by Greenpeace India, analyzing the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)'s data from ten major cities of South India revealed average pollution levels in the cities far exceed the latest World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines.
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www.ndtv.com
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IIT Kanpur Professor Appointed Honorary Member Of WHO Body
- Saturday June 12, 2021
- Education | Reported by Press Trust of India
A professor at IIT-Kanpur has been appointed as an honorary member of the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Air Pollution and Health-Technical Advisory Group (GAPH-TAG), a communiqué issued by premier institute said.
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www.ndtv.com/education
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Air Pollution Cuts Average Indian Life Expectancy By 5.2 Years: Report
- Tuesday July 28, 2020
- India News | Press Trust of India
Air pollution has shortened the average Indian life expectancy by 5.2 years and residents of Delhi could see 9.4 years added to their lives if pollution were reduced to meet the WHO guideline, according to a new report.
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www.ndtv.com
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17-Year-Old With Heart Condition Receives Treatment After NDTV Report
- Saturday December 7, 2019
- India News | Written by Sukirti Dwivedi
Thousands across India fail to get the right medical care due to the lack of resources but sometimes a helping hand can turn around someone's life. Last month, NDTV reported the story of 17-year-old Anshu Mahto from Lakhisarai in Bihar who had been living on the street outside Delhi's AIIMS hospital with her parents for the last four months, waitin...
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www.ndtv.com
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"Not Partisan, Worked With BJP Governments Too": Abhijit Banerjee To NDTV
- Saturday October 19, 2019
- India News | Reported by Sreenivasan Jain, Edited by Debanish Achom
Indian-American Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee has highlighted the importance of maintaining a "professional" approach in working with others whose views on policies may differ. Mr Banerjee, who received the Nobel Prize for Economics along with his French-American wife Esther Duflo and Harvard University professor Michael Kremer, in an exclusive i...
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www.ndtv.com
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Varanasi's Air Quality Deteriorating, Delhi Victim Of Negligence: Report
- Wednesday April 10, 2019
- India News | Press Trust of India
The air quality in Varanasi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Lok Sabha constituency, is ranked third on the WHO's list of 15 most polluted cities and the situation is "deteriorating" as its MP has focused on beautification and infrastructure, a Delhi-based environment body claimed.
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www.ndtv.com
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Why Supreme Court Judge Says He Won't Stay In Delhi After Retirement
- Friday January 18, 2019
- India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan
Delhi's deadly pollution has been "held in contempt" by a Supreme Court judge who says he will not stay in the capital after retiring as it has become a gas chamber.
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www.ndtv.com
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Watch: Massive Fire At A Garbage Dump In Delhi's Jangpura
- Monday November 5, 2018
- India News | Edited by Debjani Chatterjee
A massive fire broke out at a garbage dump in Delhi's Jangpura area in the early hours of Monday. Within minutes the fire spread to the nearby shanties. Local people alerted the police, who rescued the slum dwellers. Reports suggest several fire engines are at the spot trying to put out the fire.
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www.ndtv.com
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Safer Firecrackers On Diwali, 8 To 10 pm Only, Says Top Court: 10 Points
- Tuesday October 23, 2018
- India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh
The Supreme Court today did not ban firecrackers but restricted its use to tackle concerns about deadly pollution in Delhi and other cities. The top court allowed "safe and green" crackers from 8 pm to 10 pm on Diwali, when fireworks add to toxic smog in Delhi, the world's most polluted city according to a WHO report. No "low-emission" firecrackers...
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www.ndtv.com
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Make Science-Backed Infertility Care Accessible For All, Says WHO
- Friday November 28, 2025
- Health | Indo-Asian News Service
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday called on countries to strengthen access to affordable and science-based care to people facing infertility.
-
www.ndtv.com
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Why Doesn't India Report Air Quality (AQI) Measure Beyond 500?
- Thursday November 20, 2025
- India News | Written by Aastha Ahuja
The air quality index (AQI) is a public health tool designed to communicate air pollution levels or the quality of air in simple terms.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
Pakistan's Lahore Becomes World's Most Polluted City: Report
- Wednesday October 29, 2025
- World News | Press Trust of India
Pakistan's Lahore city ranked as the world's most polluted city on Monday, the second such time in a week's time, with smog reaching hazardous levels way higher than WHO guidelines, a private tech company data showed.
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www.ndtv.com
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Who Breathes The Dirtiest Air? Global Report Flags Alarming Numbers
- Friday October 24, 2025
- World News | Reported by Vishnu Som
The latest State of Global Air report paints a grim picture of the world's worsening air quality, warning that pollution has become the planet's second leading cause of premature death, behind only high blood pressure.
-
www.ndtv.com
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Short-Term Exposure To Air Pollution Kills 33,000 Indians Annually: Report
- Thursday July 4, 2024
- India News | Reported by Vishnu Som
Nearly 33,000 deaths in 10 cities in India every year can be attributed to air pollution levels that are below India's national clean air threshold. The report has been published in Lancet Planetary Health.
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www.ndtv.com
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Indians Losing 5 Years Of Life Expectancy Due To Air Pollution: Report
- Tuesday June 14, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
Air Pollution: According to the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago's Air Quality Life Index report average Indian resident is set to lose 5 years of life expectancy if the WHO guidelines are not followed on air pollution.
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www.ndtv.com
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The 10 Major South Indian Cities Violating WHO's Air Quality Guidelines
- Friday January 28, 2022
- India News | Asian News International
The latest report by Greenpeace India, analyzing the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)'s data from ten major cities of South India revealed average pollution levels in the cities far exceed the latest World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines.
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www.ndtv.com
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IIT Kanpur Professor Appointed Honorary Member Of WHO Body
- Saturday June 12, 2021
- Education | Reported by Press Trust of India
A professor at IIT-Kanpur has been appointed as an honorary member of the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Air Pollution and Health-Technical Advisory Group (GAPH-TAG), a communiqué issued by premier institute said.
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www.ndtv.com/education
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Air Pollution Cuts Average Indian Life Expectancy By 5.2 Years: Report
- Tuesday July 28, 2020
- India News | Press Trust of India
Air pollution has shortened the average Indian life expectancy by 5.2 years and residents of Delhi could see 9.4 years added to their lives if pollution were reduced to meet the WHO guideline, according to a new report.
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www.ndtv.com
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17-Year-Old With Heart Condition Receives Treatment After NDTV Report
- Saturday December 7, 2019
- India News | Written by Sukirti Dwivedi
Thousands across India fail to get the right medical care due to the lack of resources but sometimes a helping hand can turn around someone's life. Last month, NDTV reported the story of 17-year-old Anshu Mahto from Lakhisarai in Bihar who had been living on the street outside Delhi's AIIMS hospital with her parents for the last four months, waitin...
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www.ndtv.com
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"Not Partisan, Worked With BJP Governments Too": Abhijit Banerjee To NDTV
- Saturday October 19, 2019
- India News | Reported by Sreenivasan Jain, Edited by Debanish Achom
Indian-American Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee has highlighted the importance of maintaining a "professional" approach in working with others whose views on policies may differ. Mr Banerjee, who received the Nobel Prize for Economics along with his French-American wife Esther Duflo and Harvard University professor Michael Kremer, in an exclusive i...
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www.ndtv.com
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Varanasi's Air Quality Deteriorating, Delhi Victim Of Negligence: Report
- Wednesday April 10, 2019
- India News | Press Trust of India
The air quality in Varanasi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Lok Sabha constituency, is ranked third on the WHO's list of 15 most polluted cities and the situation is "deteriorating" as its MP has focused on beautification and infrastructure, a Delhi-based environment body claimed.
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www.ndtv.com
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Why Supreme Court Judge Says He Won't Stay In Delhi After Retirement
- Friday January 18, 2019
- India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan
Delhi's deadly pollution has been "held in contempt" by a Supreme Court judge who says he will not stay in the capital after retiring as it has become a gas chamber.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
Watch: Massive Fire At A Garbage Dump In Delhi's Jangpura
- Monday November 5, 2018
- India News | Edited by Debjani Chatterjee
A massive fire broke out at a garbage dump in Delhi's Jangpura area in the early hours of Monday. Within minutes the fire spread to the nearby shanties. Local people alerted the police, who rescued the slum dwellers. Reports suggest several fire engines are at the spot trying to put out the fire.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
Safer Firecrackers On Diwali, 8 To 10 pm Only, Says Top Court: 10 Points
- Tuesday October 23, 2018
- India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh
The Supreme Court today did not ban firecrackers but restricted its use to tackle concerns about deadly pollution in Delhi and other cities. The top court allowed "safe and green" crackers from 8 pm to 10 pm on Diwali, when fireworks add to toxic smog in Delhi, the world's most polluted city according to a WHO report. No "low-emission" firecrackers...
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www.ndtv.com