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Exposure to air pollution, smoking may lead to childhood obesity:
Updated : 2 weeks, 3 days ago IST
Barcelona [Spain], June 28 (ANI): Exposure to smoking (both maternal smoking during pregnancy and second-hand smoking during childhood), air pollution, as well as certain characteristics of the built environment may be associated with a higher development of obesity in children, according to
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Study reveals air pollution could help London transport planners f
Updated : 2 weeks, 4 days ago IST
London [UK], June 26 (ANI): Measuring air quality across London could help fight COVID-19 by providing a rapid means of deciding whether to reduce public transport movement - given strong links between exposure to air pollution and COVID-19 transmission, a new study reveals.
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Study links air pollution, smoking with increase risk of childhood
Updated : 2 weeks, 6 days ago IST
Barcelona [Spain], June 24 (ANI): Air pollution, smoking, and certain characteristics of the built environment--such as high population density-- may play a role in the development of obesity in children, according to a recent study.
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Delhi air quality in 'satisfactory' category; AQI stands at 68
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 7 (ANI): The quality of air in Delhi remained in the 'satisfactory' category for the second consecutive day with the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) clocking at 68 at 8 am on Sunday, according to the Centre-run System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Researc
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Over 92 pc people unaware of difference between PM2.5 and PM10, sa
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 5 (ANI): A survey conducted on the awareness about air pollution in the National Capital Region (NCR) has shown that although people can feel the difference in air quality, most people are unaware of its basic terms.
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Air pollution affects health of 82.2 pc people out of 1757: Survey
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 4 (ANI): To determine the awareness of air quality among the residents of Delhi-NCR, a study conducted by an NGO revealed that air pollution affects the health of 1,445 respondents (82.2 per cent) out of 1,757 people.
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Delhi breathes clean air as overall AQI drops to 77
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 30 (ANI): The quality of air in Delhi on Saturday improved slightly with the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) standing at 77 at 9 am on Saturday, according to the Centre-run System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR).
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Delhi's air quality improves as AQI reaches 138
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 27 (ANI): For the second consecutive day, the air pollution in the national capital reduced further as the overall air quality index (AQI) stood at 138 at 8:30 am on Wednesday, which falls in the moderate category.
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Delhi's air quality improves as overall AQI reaches 128
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): People in Delhi breathed cleaner air today as the overall Air Quality Index stood at 128, which falls in the moderate category.
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Delhi sizzles at 45 degrees Celsius, no respite till Friday: IMD
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 24 (ANI): Delhi and its adjoining regions will not get relief till May 29 (Friday) from the scorching heat as the temperature is likely to be above 45 degrees Celsius for the next few days, predicted India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday.
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Delhi's air quality in 'moderate' category; overall AQI clocks at
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 23 (ANI): With the easing of lockdown restrictions and the commencement of vehicular movement in the capital and nearby regions, the pollution level in Delhi docked in the higher end of the 'moderate' category with the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) at 162 at 9 am on
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As people stay home, aerosol levels hit 20-year low in India: NASA
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Washington DC [USA], April 23 (ANI): Air pollution over northern India has plummeted to a 20-year-low for this time of the year, according to satellite data published by US space agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
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