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- 20th November, 2020 Voice of America
- Delhi Battles Twin Health Emergencies, Pandemic and Pollution
COVID-19 cases are surging to record highs in India’s capital, New Delhi, even as they drop sharply in the rest of the country.
Moreover, doctors say the pandemic is extracting a heavier toll in the city as air pollution levels spike dangerously, making its 20 million residents more vulnerable to the virus.
- 6th November, 2020 Voice of America
- Air Quality in New Delhi Hits New Lows
The poor air quality in New Delhi hit new lows Thursday when its residents woke up to an air quality index rating of 452, marking the most toxic day of the year, according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board.
Medical professionals warn that the health hazard posed by the smog could result in a rapid increase in respiratory illnesses among its 20 million residents.
India’s capital city, considered to be the most polluted in the world, has more than 400,000 confirmed cases of the coronavirus.
New Delhi is reporting a concentration of poisonous PM2.5 particles in the air at a rate
- 8th June, 2020 Voice of America
- India and China to 'Peacefully' Resolve Border Row, Delhi Says
India and China will resolve a dispute on their contested borders “peacefully” the Indian External Affairs Ministry said Sunday, a day after military commanders from the two countries met to find a solution to their monthlong standoff in the Himalayas.
The face-off, in eastern Ladakh, a region bordering China, which controls access to several strategic points on their Himalayan border, began with a confrontation between patrolling soldiers from the two countries in early May.
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