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AQI of Delhi-NCR in 'very unhealthy' category
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 14 (ANI): The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) on Tuesday evening released the new air quality index (AQI) data of Delhi-NCR, with the pollution level hovering in 'very unhealthy' category.
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AIIMS student heads to Norway to do new research on air pollution
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov.14 (ANI): Early exposure to environmental toxins like lead, air pollution, and arsenic can have long-lasting and irreversible consequences for children's brain development, especially in the developing world.
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Hooda asks PM to use funds for tackling air pollution
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], November 13 (ANI): Congress leader Deepender Singh Hooda on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting him to use the National Clean Energy and Environment Fund towards tackling the problem of air pollution in North India, while alleging that the
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SC's intervention sought to tackle air pollution crisis
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 13 (ANI): Supreme Court lawyer R. K. Kapoor on Monday mentioned the matter of air pollution before a bench helmed by Chief Justice of India (CJI), seeking its direction to tackle the annual air pollution crisis in the national capital.
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Haryana CM to meet Kejriwal on air pollution issue
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], November 13 (ANI): Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar may meet Delhi state chief, Arvind Kejriwal on Monday to discuss the issue of pollution that has beset the northern part of India.
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Pollution: Minister lauds nasal filters introduced by IIT students
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 11 (ANI): Union Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday appreciated two students of Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) Delhi for coming up with nasal filters to combat air pollution.
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United Airlines suspends flights to Delhi over air pollution concern
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 11 (ANI): United Airlines on Saturday temporarily suspended Newark-Delhi flights due to poor air quality concerns in Delhi.
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Delhi smog: Go for N90 masks to protect yourself from cancer, heart diseas
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 11 (ANI): As the rising levels of air pollution in the national capital has hit 70 times the World Health Organisation's safe limit, doctors have suggested people to wear N90 masks whenever they go out, as exposure to air pollution can lead to cancer and heart
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Mexican Envoy to India suggests ways to combat Delhi smog
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 10 (ANI): Mexican Ambassador to India Melba Pria on Friday expressed concern over the rising levels of air pollution, in the wake of the toxic smog enshrouding the national capital region, and suggested ways to combat it.
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Sheila Dikshit concurs with NGT's criticism of Delhi's odd-even rule
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 10 (ANI): Former Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit on Friday concurred with the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in its criticism of the state government's revival of the odd-even rule, and called for a long-term solution to the problem of air pollution.
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Pollution: Nadda directs hospitals to be prepared for patient load
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Nov. 10 (ANI): Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare J P Nadda on Friday reviewed the situation arising due to the air pollution in Delhi, and the preparations in the hospitals to deal with the patient load.
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Air pollution causes weak bones, fractures
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 10 (ANI): If you are living in areas of high pollution, you are more likely to have bone fractures from osteoporosis, according to a study.
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