Air Pollutants

Delhi's air pollution: Expecting mothers fear for the lives of their unborn children in Delhi's 'gas chamber'

Before a baby is born, smog is as bad as smoking when it comes to miscarriages.

Delhi records this year's lowest pollution level after spell of rain, but air quality remains in 'very poor' category

Pollution in Delhi reduced significantly on Sunday after rainfall washed away pollutants and cleansed the air, authorities said. The city's air quality has been oscillating between the upper range of the 'very poor' and 'severe' category for the past two weeks.

Delhi's air quality worsens with fall in temperature; authorities warn of increasing pollution level in next two days

The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) recorded an overall air quality index (AQI) of 377 in Delhi, the highest pollution level in nearly 20 days.

Higher level of air pollutants may increase risk of developing mouth cancer: Study

Known risk factors include smoking, drinking, human papillomavirus and the chewing of betel quid.

Delhi pollution: ‘95% of China's power plants have pollution filters; in India, 10% do’

Delhi’s smog may have made national headlines in early November 2016 – when air-quality levels exceeded by 40 times safe limits set by the World Health Organisation (WHO) – and subsequently receded from public attention.

Delhi-NCR air pollution reach alarming levels, but no advisory, emergency plan from govt

It’s not for the first time that Delhi has witnessed such egregious air quality; it’s almost a decade since Delhi’s air quality gradually started worsening to alarming levels.