The worsening air quality is choking Delhi. The authorities have urged the public to resort to work from home and have requested some schools to shut down. Is that the sole solution? About 20 years ago, China's Beijing had a similar challenge and today it has managed to curb air pollution with certain policies. Are there more lessons for us to learn? Watch Left Right and Centre.
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Government and private offices in Delhi have been told to work at 50 per cent strength on site and the rest in work-from-home mode due to rising air pollution in the national capital.
When the air quality drops, it impacts human health in multiple serious ways. This happens because polluted air contains harmful substances that enter the body mainly through breathing. Read on to know what severe air pollution is doing to your body.
As the cops continued to disperse the protesters, a group of people raised slogans such as "Madvi Hidma Amar Rahe" (Long Live Madvi Hidma).
Students detained during demonstrations against rising pollution levels in the Delhi-NCR region were taken to the Parliament Street Police Station, where they are undergoing medical examinations, officials said on Monday.
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