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India pollution monitors overwhelmed by toxic smog

Headline via CNA · first report 11 Nov, 15:29 IST, latest 11 Nov, 16:50 IST

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2 independent news organisations have reported this story. The first report we saw came from CNA at 11 Nov, 15:29 IST; the latest is from Phys.org at 11 Nov, 16:50 IST. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details: read each report through the links below.

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First report11 Nov, 15:29 IST
Latest report11 Nov, 16:50 IST
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India's air pollution monitors were overwhelmed this week by toxic smog so severe that concentrations exceeded their upper measurement limit, equivalent to 66 times the World Health Organization's recommended daily maximum, regulators said.

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