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  2. Air pollution crisis finally in focus ahead of tight Delhi ...

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    Vibha Chawla never paid much attention to air pollution. But when her elderly mother almost died of a severe coughing fit during the Diwali holidays late last year, she decided to act. Chawla, a ...

  3. Delhi’s air pollution is so bad nearly half of city’s ...

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    A study published in June found that air pollution killed 135 million people over the last four decades around the world, with India and China accounting for the bulk of the fatalities. In 2023 ...

  4. New Delhi’s air pollution leaves residents gasping for breath

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    Air quality is generally poor in New Delhi, the world’s most polluted capital, but it is often made worse by celebrations of the Hindu festival Diwali.

  5. 2024 India–Pakistan smog - Wikipedia

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    The air pollution generated in November 2024 in India and Pakistan was regarded by climate researchers as an unprecedented intensification of the region's annual pollution cycle. [2] NASA satellite imaging showed a continuous cloud of smog that extended across the majority of eastern and northern Pakistan, as well as northwestern India. [3] [4]

  6. Air pollution in Delhi - Wikipedia

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    The Great Smog of Delhi was a severe air-pollution event in New Delhi and adjoining areas in the National Capital Territory of India. [57] Air pollution in 2016 peaked on both PM 2.5 and PM 10 levels. [58] It was reported as one of the worst levels of air quality in Delhi since 1980. [59]

  7. Environmental issues in Delhi - Wikipedia

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    Environmental problems in Delhi, India, are a threat to the well-being of the city's and area's inhabitants as well as the flora and fauna. Delhi, the ninth-most populated metropolis in the world (second largest if the entire NCR includes especially Faridabad and Gurugram– Haryana, is one of the most heavily polluted cities in India, [1] having for instance one of the country's highest ...

  8. Air pollution in India - Wikipedia

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    In November 2016, the Great smog of Delhi was an environmental event which saw New Delhi and adjoining areas in a dense blanket of smog, which was the worst in 17 years. 2018 Air Pollution in New Delhi (PM2.5 AQI). A surge on June 14 was caused by dust storms brought on by a combination of extreme heat and powerful downdraft winds. [51]

  9. India's latest pollution plan won't clear the air

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    Air pollution contributed to 620,000 deaths in India in 2010. Last year, the World Health Organization ranked New Delhi as the most polluted city in the world. Part of the problem may lie in the ...