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Study reveals cooking with wood may cause lung damage
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 27 (ANI): Advanced imaging with CT shows that people who cook with biomass fuels like wood are at risk of suffering considerable damage to their lungs from breathing in dangerous concentrations of pollutants and bacterial toxins, according to a study.
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Air quality in Delhi dips to 'very poor' category
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 26 (ANI): Air pollution levels in Delhi dipped on Thursday with the Air Quality Index (AQI) being reported in the 'very poor' category.
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Gopal Rai urges Air Quality Management commission to make bio-composer tec
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 24 (ANI): Amid rising air pollution and Covid-19 cases in Delhi, Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Tuesday urged the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) to make the bio-decomposer technology mandatory for all states, which contribute to the rising air
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Stubble burning led to spike in Covid-19 deaths in Delhi, says Health Mini
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 23 (ANI): Pollution caused by stubble-burning has led to the high number of Covid-19 deaths in Delhi, said Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Monday.
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HC refuses to hear plea seeking to impose lockdown in Delhi
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 23 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Monday refused to hear a plea seeking directions for the imposition of a substantial lockdown in the national capital with immediate effect in view of the rising COVID-19 cases and air pollution.
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With low visibility and thick haze, Delhi's air quality remains 'very poor
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 21 (ANI): Low visibility and a thick haze seem to have become a norm of an early morning in the national capital as the air quality continues to remain in the 'very poor' category on Saturday.
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Delhi records its lowest temperature in this winter season
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 20 (ANI): A minimum temperature of 7.5 degrees Celsius was recorded in the national capital on Friday, which is its lowest in this winter season.
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Delhiites wake up to hazy skies as AQI drops to 'very poor'
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 20 (ANI): Delhiites once again woke up to a layer of haze lingering in the sky on Friday morning as the Air Quality Index (AQI) in the national capital dropped to the 'very poor' category after reporting 'moderate' the day before.
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Air quality dwindles from 'moderate' to 'poor' in parts of Delhi
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 19 (ANI): A layer of haze continued to engulf the national capital on Thursday as air pollution worsened here with several parts reporting an Air Quality Index (AQI) hovering between 'poor' and 'very poor' category.
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Delhi's air quality oscillates between 'poor' and 'moderate' categories
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 18 (ANI): Delhiites woke up to hazy skies on Wednesday as parts of the city continued to report an Air Quality Index (AQI) hovering between the 'moderate' and 'poor' categories.
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Air quality improves in Delhi, parts of city record 'moderate' AQI
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 17 (ANI): Air pollution levels in the national capital significantly improved on Tuesday with several parts of the city reporting Air Quality Index (AQI) in the 'satisfactory' category, while some reported AQI in the 'poor' category.
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Delhi government launches second phase of 'Red Light On, Gaadi Off' campai
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 16 (ANI): Delhi government on Monday launched the second phase of 'Red Light On, Gaadi Off' campaign to curb air pollution in the National Capital.
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