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Pollution can increase risk of infertility in both men, women
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 15 (ANI): Delhi is reeling under extreme levels of pollution currently. The air quality index has reached an all-time high of 451, which is way beyond the acceptable limits.
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Pollution level in Delhi remains 'severe'
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 11 (ANI): Dense smog continues to cover Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) on Saturday, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) below 500 across the city.
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Delhi Smog: Lodhi Road area 'severely' choked
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 8 (ANI): The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) on Wednesday said that the air quality of Delhi's Lodhi Road area has hit 'severe' levels, showing prominent pollutants PM 10 and PM 2.5 above normal.
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Exposure to common toxin during pregnancy hampers foetal brain development
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 7 (ANI): Expecting mothers, who are exposed to elevated levels of a common environmental pollutant, perchlorate, had lower levels of a thyroid hormone crucial for normal foetal brain development.
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Delhi: Lodhi Road area's air quality remains 'poor'
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 4 (ANI): The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) on Saturday said that the air quality of Delhi's Lodhi Road area remained poor with the levels of prominent pollutants PM 2.5 and PM 10 above normal.
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And you thought pollution was putting just lungs at cancer risk?
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 1 (ANI): Turns out, air pollution is associated with cancer mortality beyond lung cancer.
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Capital breathes deadly air after Diwali pollution
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] October 25 (ANI): The air quality of New Delhi plunged, with over dozens of instances of crop burning in the nearby cities and toxic pollutants all around.
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Yogi eyes making Ganga pollution free before Ardh Kumbh
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 27 (ANI): The Uttar Pradesh Government has set a goal to keep the River Ganga or Ganges in Varanasi free from pollutants before the commencement of the 2019 Ardh Kumbh, said Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday.
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Polluted environment kills 1.7 million children every year: WHO
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], Mar. 6 (ANI): A shocking report by World Health Organisation reveals that each year, environmental pollutants cost an estimated 1.7 million lives among children under five.
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Air quality remained poor in the City, Delhi Traffic Police
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb.13, (ANI): The air quality remained poor in the city, New Delhi. The prominent pollutants PM 2.5 and PM 10 levels remained above normal at most of the locations in Delhi, according to Delhi Traffic Police.
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Air quality in Delhi remains poor
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb.13 (ANI): The air quality remained poor in the city with prominent pollutants PM 2.5 and PM 10 levels above normal at most of the locations in Delhi, according to Delhi Traffic Police.
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Cipla initiates campaign for a pollution free Delhi; starts #saveyourlungs
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 19 (ANI): The World Health Organization recently reported that 13 of the 20 most polluted cities in the world are in India. National Capital Delhi also figures in the list of 13. The environmental exposure to increasing air pollutants in Delhi is so immensely affecting
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