In the national capital, the Anand Vihar station continued to be in "severe" category with PM 2.5 at 411 and PM 10 at 410, as per the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
GRAP are set of measures drafted by the Centre's CAQM to tackle air pollution. The Stage IV is the highest level of pollution alert. The 8-point action plan as per Stage-IV of GRAP is applicable with immediate effect from Sunday in the entire NCR.
A major study published in the journal Lancet Planetary Health Pollution in 2020 showed that pollution has emerged as the “largest existential threat” to humans,
Delhi’s overall Air Quality Index (AQI) reached 346 on Thursday evening, according to data from the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR).
The AQI at Dhirpur with PM 2.5 was at 369, under "very poor" category.
Delhi has only one match left to host, the Bangladesh-Sri Lanka game on November 6, while Mumbai are scheduled to host two more league games, on November 2 and November 7, and the semifinal on November 15.
Earlier on Wednesday morning, air quality in the national capital had slightly improved and entered into "moderate" category as the overall AQI of the city reached 190.
As per the air pollution level, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Angul, Rourkela, Talcher, Balasore and Kalinganagar have been identified as non-attainment cities.
The aggrieved villagers alleged that the plying of hundreds of coal-laden trucks have damaged the village roads to such an extent that even cyclists are hesitating to commute on the stretches.
The World Health Organization estimates that outdoor air pollution causes the deaths of 7 million people each year.
An easy and inexpensive way to reduce indoor pollution is with houseplants. Potted plants are known to reduce the number of air particulates in a room because they purify the air.
Air pollution can emerge from various sources and can directly or indirectly affect your health. For example, passive smoking.
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Researchers from the University of Michigan in the US found that exposure to air pollution was linked with higher body fat, higher proportion fat and lower lean mass among midlife women.
New investigations raise a fresh alarm for the governments and agencies in India to fast-track their efforts to safeguard the population from air pollution.
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