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An Indian policeman covers his face with handkerchief as he walks amid heavy smog in New Delhi on November 8, 2017. Delhi shut all primary schools on November 8 as pollution levels hit nearly 30 times the World Health Organization safe level, prompting doctors in the Indian capital to warn of a public health emergency. Dense grey smog shrouded the roads of the world's most polluted capital, where many pedestrians and bikers wore masks or covered their mouths with handkerchiefs and scarves. / AFP PHOTO / SAJJAD HUSSAIN (Photo credit should read SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP/Getty Images)

Study shows 7 of top 10 most polluted cities are in India; Gurgaon the worst

New Delhi: According to a new study showing South-Asia’s battle with deteriorating air quality and the global climate accord, India accounts for having seven of the top 10 of the most polluted
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