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Deadly Nursery: North India’s children born and bred in toxic air

DTE reports from various parts of North India as children across the region grow up among contaminants

Preetha Banerjee, Vibha Varshney, Vivek Mishra, Zumbish, Kiran Pandey, Satyendra Sarthak, Mohd Imran Khan, Jayanta Basu, Nandita Banerji

In polluted Delhi, children have no place to hide from diseases


Seasonal measures, graded action not enough when millions of children are at risk of chronic ailments
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Deadly nursery: More children in Delhi have cancers than any other Indian city; is air pollution to blame?


Is India prepared for the long term impact of poor air quality?
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Deadly nursery: Children queue in hospitals with respiratory problems as Delhi air turns toxic


PM10, PM2.5 levels cross 5 times the normal levels in national capital
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Deadly nursery: Children under 5 worst sufferers of respiratory diseases in capital, healthcare personnel admit


A hospital in Connaught Place even witnesses cases of child deaths as it lacks availability of oxygen ports, flow meters and even beds
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Deadly nursery: DTE analysis of studies in last 5 years shows how air pollution kills India’s children


Around 25 research studies and papers published between 2018 and October 2023 seen by DTE, show that poor air causes low birthweight, stunting and death
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Deadly nursery: Children in Gorakhpur report breathing troubles due to air pollution


Research suggests Indo-Gangetic Plain most affected, Uttar Pradesh at centre of it
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Rise in hospitalisations for breathlessness, allergies: How Bihar’s worsening air quality is affecting children, even infants


Prolonged exposure to unhealthy air may have made children more vulnerable to chronic illnesses, say doctors
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One in every two children in Kolkata suffers from air pollution, set to rise this year with AQI worsening


Rate of asthma within Kolkata teenagers highest among Indian major cities, first generation asthmatic children soaring
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Deadly nursery: Why children bear brunt of toxic air in Delhi


Pollutants lower immunity levels and increase inflammation in children, say experts
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