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Over 50,000 People In Delhi Died Due To Air Pollution Last Year: Study
- Thursday February 18, 2021
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
Air pollution caused by hazardous PM2.5 fine particulate matter led to the death of 54,000 people in Delhi last year where pollution levels remained almost six times above the prescribed WHO limits, according to a new study.
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Taj Mahal's Colour Appears To Have Changed Due To Pollutants, Says Centre
- Sunday December 23, 2018
- India News | ANI
Pollutants from various sources have been superficially depositing on the marble surface of Taj Mahal as particulate matter and due to scattering of light by these particles, the marble surface of Taj Mahal appears to have changed in colour.
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Morning After Diwali, Kolkata Air Quality Falls To Near-Delhi Levels
- Thursday November 8, 2018
- India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie
Pollution levels in Kolkata nearly matched that of Delhi today, with its air quality index (AQI) slipping into the "very poor" category. Official sources said the city's PM2.5 count stood at 356 around eight on the morning after Diwali, just 10 points shy of Delhi's 365.
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3 Of The Largest Nitrogen Dioxide Emission Hotspots Are In India: Study
- Monday October 29, 2018
- India News | Press Trust of India
As Delhi continues to battle alarming pollution levels, a new study has found that three of the world's largest nitrogen dioxide emission hotspots that contribute to formation of finer particulate matter causing air pollution are in India, with one in the Delhi-NCR.
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Delhi's Air Pollution Has Caused Death Of 15,000 People: Study
- Saturday July 14, 2018
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
Nearly 15,000 people died prematurely in Delhi due to pollution by fine particulate matter in 2016, according to a new study which ranked the national capital third in a list of cities reporting most deaths due to air pollution.
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These 14 Cities In India Rank Among World's Polluted: 10 Points
- Wednesday May 2, 2018
- India News | Edited by Shuchi Shukla (With inputs from Agencies)
New Delhi, Gwalior, Varanasi and Kanpur were among the 14 Indian cities that figured in a list of 20 most polluted cities in the world, based on their toxic air quality, data released by World Health Organization showed. On PM 2.5, most polluted city is Varanasi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's constituency. Major sources of air pollution from parti...
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Delhi Begins New Year With 'Hazardous' Levels of Pollution
- Monday January 1, 2018
- Delhi News | Written by Snigdha Basu
The first day of New Year was not very happy for Delhi as air pollution levels showed a sharp rise. The levels of lethal particulate matter hovered around the danger mark. If they rise further and stay there for four days, emergency pollution control measures like odd-even road rationing scheme and ban on construction activities will have to be bro...
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One Pollutant Alone Killed 5 Lakh Indians In 2015: Lancet
- Tuesday October 31, 2017
- India News | Written by Nimisha Jaiswal
A new report published in the medical journal Lancet says that the pollutant PM2.5 alone killed five lakh Indians in 2015. For the first time, the report gives the number of deaths caused by each source of the pollutant, usually measured by levels of particulate matter or PM
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As Delhi Chokes In Toxic Air, Farmers Defend Burning Farmland
- Sunday November 13, 2016
- Delhi News | Agence France-Presse
As he surveys his acres of charred farmland outside New Delhi, Ishwar Singh has little sympathy for people choking in India's capital or any reason to stop the fires that are fuelling pollution.
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60 Per Cent Of Fine Particulate Matter Pollutants In Delhi From Outside: Study
- Thursday October 6, 2016
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
Nearly 60 per cent of pollution in Delhi caused by fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) originates from outside, with the neighbouring states of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh being major contributors to it, a new study on city's air quality has said.
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Lucknow School Is Most Polluted Place In The Country: Report
- Tuesday December 15, 2015
- India News | Reported by Sanjeev Singh (with inputs from PTI)
A central school in Uttar Pradesh's capital city, Lucknow, has recorded the highest level of suspended particulate matter, PM 2.5 on Monday, followed by Delhi's Anand Vihar according to the latest report by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
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City's Air Quality Hits Nadir, Situation to Stay Till November 9
- Saturday November 7, 2015
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
Delhi's air quality hit a new low today with particulate matters and level of Benzene spiking astronomically in few pockets of the city with Anand Vihar showing the maximum PM 2.5 at 716 microgram per cubic metre, nearly 12 times higher than the permissible limit.
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Air Pollution Set to Rise Drastically in Indian Cities: Report
- Tuesday November 11, 2014
- India News | Press Trust of India
A new report today warned against vehicular pollution in the country, saying if the trend continues it will cause alarming rise of deadly Particulate Matter (PM), which is believed to pose the greatest health risk in the air.
- www.ndtv.com
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Over 50,000 People In Delhi Died Due To Air Pollution Last Year: Study
- Thursday February 18, 2021
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
Air pollution caused by hazardous PM2.5 fine particulate matter led to the death of 54,000 people in Delhi last year where pollution levels remained almost six times above the prescribed WHO limits, according to a new study.
- www.ndtv.com
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Taj Mahal's Colour Appears To Have Changed Due To Pollutants, Says Centre
- Sunday December 23, 2018
- India News | ANI
Pollutants from various sources have been superficially depositing on the marble surface of Taj Mahal as particulate matter and due to scattering of light by these particles, the marble surface of Taj Mahal appears to have changed in colour.
- www.ndtv.com
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Morning After Diwali, Kolkata Air Quality Falls To Near-Delhi Levels
- Thursday November 8, 2018
- India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie
Pollution levels in Kolkata nearly matched that of Delhi today, with its air quality index (AQI) slipping into the "very poor" category. Official sources said the city's PM2.5 count stood at 356 around eight on the morning after Diwali, just 10 points shy of Delhi's 365.
- www.ndtv.com
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3 Of The Largest Nitrogen Dioxide Emission Hotspots Are In India: Study
- Monday October 29, 2018
- India News | Press Trust of India
As Delhi continues to battle alarming pollution levels, a new study has found that three of the world's largest nitrogen dioxide emission hotspots that contribute to formation of finer particulate matter causing air pollution are in India, with one in the Delhi-NCR.
- www.ndtv.com
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Delhi's Air Pollution Has Caused Death Of 15,000 People: Study
- Saturday July 14, 2018
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
Nearly 15,000 people died prematurely in Delhi due to pollution by fine particulate matter in 2016, according to a new study which ranked the national capital third in a list of cities reporting most deaths due to air pollution.
- www.ndtv.com
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These 14 Cities In India Rank Among World's Polluted: 10 Points
- Wednesday May 2, 2018
- India News | Edited by Shuchi Shukla (With inputs from Agencies)
New Delhi, Gwalior, Varanasi and Kanpur were among the 14 Indian cities that figured in a list of 20 most polluted cities in the world, based on their toxic air quality, data released by World Health Organization showed. On PM 2.5, most polluted city is Varanasi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's constituency. Major sources of air pollution from parti...
- www.ndtv.com
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Delhi Begins New Year With 'Hazardous' Levels of Pollution
- Monday January 1, 2018
- Delhi News | Written by Snigdha Basu
The first day of New Year was not very happy for Delhi as air pollution levels showed a sharp rise. The levels of lethal particulate matter hovered around the danger mark. If they rise further and stay there for four days, emergency pollution control measures like odd-even road rationing scheme and ban on construction activities will have to be bro...
- www.ndtv.com
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One Pollutant Alone Killed 5 Lakh Indians In 2015: Lancet
- Tuesday October 31, 2017
- India News | Written by Nimisha Jaiswal
A new report published in the medical journal Lancet says that the pollutant PM2.5 alone killed five lakh Indians in 2015. For the first time, the report gives the number of deaths caused by each source of the pollutant, usually measured by levels of particulate matter or PM
- www.ndtv.com
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As Delhi Chokes In Toxic Air, Farmers Defend Burning Farmland
- Sunday November 13, 2016
- Delhi News | Agence France-Presse
As he surveys his acres of charred farmland outside New Delhi, Ishwar Singh has little sympathy for people choking in India's capital or any reason to stop the fires that are fuelling pollution.
- www.ndtv.com
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60 Per Cent Of Fine Particulate Matter Pollutants In Delhi From Outside: Study
- Thursday October 6, 2016
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
Nearly 60 per cent of pollution in Delhi caused by fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) originates from outside, with the neighbouring states of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh being major contributors to it, a new study on city's air quality has said.
- www.ndtv.com
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Lucknow School Is Most Polluted Place In The Country: Report
- Tuesday December 15, 2015
- India News | Reported by Sanjeev Singh (with inputs from PTI)
A central school in Uttar Pradesh's capital city, Lucknow, has recorded the highest level of suspended particulate matter, PM 2.5 on Monday, followed by Delhi's Anand Vihar according to the latest report by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
- www.ndtv.com
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City's Air Quality Hits Nadir, Situation to Stay Till November 9
- Saturday November 7, 2015
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
Delhi's air quality hit a new low today with particulate matters and level of Benzene spiking astronomically in few pockets of the city with Anand Vihar showing the maximum PM 2.5 at 716 microgram per cubic metre, nearly 12 times higher than the permissible limit.
- www.ndtv.com
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Air Pollution Set to Rise Drastically in Indian Cities: Report
- Tuesday November 11, 2014
- India News | Press Trust of India
A new report today warned against vehicular pollution in the country, saying if the trend continues it will cause alarming rise of deadly Particulate Matter (PM), which is believed to pose the greatest health risk in the air.
- www.ndtv.com