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Toxic air divides Delhi between poverty and privilege

By Aishwarya KUMAR NEW DELHI, Dec 5, 2023 (AFP) – Environmental change hits the poorest the hardest, experts say, and in India’s toxic smog-filled capital that includes the air people breathe. In Old Delhi, the ancient heart of the capital, 39-year-old Rizwan pedals a rickshaw tricycle, transporting passengers and heavy goods through crowded streets often too narrow for cars, earning about seven dollars on a good day. There is no escape from Delhi’s deadly smog […]

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300 million children breathe heavily toxic air: UNICEF

by Jean-Louis SANTINI WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Some 300 million children live with outdoor air so polluted it can cause serious physical damage, including harming their developing brains, the United Nations said in a study released Monday. Nearly one child in seven around the globe breathes outdoor air that is at least six times dirtier than international guidelines, according to the study by the UN Children’s Fund, which called air pollution a leading factor […]

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