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- Delhi Bans Construction, Demolition Activities As Air Quality Worsens
Wednesday October 29, 2025 , New DelhiIn a city gasping for clean air, Delhi's latest attempt at cloud seeding - a technique to induce artificial rain - has once again ended in disappointment.
- Edited by Saikat Kumar Bose | Wednesday October 29, 2025 , New Delhi
Cloud seeding over Delhi for an entire winter would cost approximately Rs 25 crore, and this sum is a small portion of the budget to tackle the air pollution in the national capital, IIT Kanpur director Manindra Agrawal has told NDTV.
- Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday October 29, 2025 , Islamabad
Pakistan's Lahore continues to remain at the top of global pollution charts with an AQI of more than 300 according to Swiss air quality monitor IQAir as smog covered the region, local media reported.
- Written by Varsha Vats | Wednesday October 29, 2025
Air pollution doesn't just affect the lungs; it can infiltrate directly into the body and harm the brain, raising the risk of stroke.
- NDTV Health Desk | Wednesday October 29, 2025
According to the Lancet data, on average, 84% of the heatwave days that people faced annually between 2020 and 2024 would not have occurred without climate change.
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Friday November 08, 2024हमारी हवा जहरीली हो रही है. गुरुवार की शाम को जब मैं इस मुद्दे पर लिखने बैठी तो AQI लगातार 400 पार जाकर दम घोंट रहा था. बहुत लोगों को यह मामला बोरिंग लगे, लेकिन जब आप अपने साथ काम करने वालों को खांसते-हांफते देखते-सुनते हैं, तो चिंता होने लगती है. सुबह उठते ही दरवाजे खिड़कियां खोलने के लिए डॉक्टर मना कर रहे हैं. बड़े बुजुर्गों के लिए तो मॉर्निंग वॉक बाहर की दुनिया से सीधे संपर्क का ज़रिया है, लेकिन डॉक्टर इसकी भी मनाही कर रहे हैं.
