Everyone in Indian cities is obsessed with the Air Quality Index — or AQI. But here’s a question: even when your app says “AQI 50 — Good”, is the air really clean for your lungs?
“AQI 50: Good” – but what does it actually mean?

Everyone in Indian cities is obsessed with the Air Quality Index - or AQI. But here's a question: even when your app says "AQI 50 - Good", is the air really clean for your lungs?

What breathing air at AQI 50 does to your lungs and body, explained | Air quality index | Delhi

Marico's digital brands have crossed the Rs 1,000 crore annual recurring revenue mark, and the FMCG major expects food & premium personal care to contribute 25 per cent of its India revenue, its Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Saugata Gupta said.
Marico's digital brands -- including Studio X, Pure Sense, Beardo, and True Elements -- have a diversified portfolio, ranging from premium personal care products to food, and are on a high growth momentum and likely to continue their faster pace, he added.
"Our digital brands have crossed Rs 1,000 crore in ARR (annual recurring revenue), and we expect the diversified portfolio...including premium personal care, to contribute at least 25 per cent to our overall India business, over the next three years," Gupta told PTI.
Beardo, its men's grooming brand, has almost turned profitable, delivering a double-digit EBITDA, and its D2C wellness brand Plix has achieved break-even, he said.
"Our objective is to immediately take it to a

Beardo, its men's grooming brand, has almost turned profitable, delivering a double-digit EBITDA, and its D2C wellness brand Plix has achieved break-even, he said

Press Trust of India

RITES Limited, a firm under the Ministry of Railways, for the first time will export in-service diesel locomotives to South Africa from the end of this fiscal year, the company's chairman and managing director, Rahul Mithal, said.
Since Indian Railways is almost fully electrified, it is exploring opportunities to export its in-service diesel locomotives, having over 15 years of functional life remaining, he said.
RITES has secured orders to export 18 in-service locomotives to South Africa after suitable modifications to suit the country's operational requirements, he said.
While RITES has been exporting new locomotives, this is the first time the company has secured an order for the export of in-service locomotives, he added.
South Africa follows the Cape Gauge system, where the distance between the tracks is 1,067 mm, whereas India's rail system operates on the Broad Gauge system with a track width of 1,676 mm.
"We will deliver the first modified in-service diesel locomotive by .

Since Indian Railways is almost fully electrified, it is exploring opportunities to export its in-service diesel locomotives, having over 15 years of functional life remaining, he said

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Kerala Chief Electoral Officer Ratan U Kelkar on Sunday said that the deadline for completing the distribution, collection, and digitisation of forms for the SIR of the electoral roll is December 4, as stipulated by the EC, and not November 26.
At the same time, Kelkar said it is possible to complete the process a few days ahead of schedule, which would provide extra time to trace any voters who may have been left out during the Special Intensive Revision.
Kelkar added that in many areas, Booth Level Officers (BLOs) have already completed the distribution and collection of forms and would soon finish the digitisation process.
He further said that camps have been set up in several locations where people can submit their forms directly for digitisation.
"Through such a collective process, I am confident we can finish the work before the stipulated date of December 4," Kelkar told reporters at a digitisation camp here.
"This will give us time to focus on any voters who may have been 

Kelkar added that in many areas, Booth Level Officers (BLOs) have already completed the distribution and collection of forms and would soon finish the digitisation process

Vantara, a 3,500-acre zoo in Gujarat run by the philanthropic arm of the Reliance conglomerate led by Mukesh Ambani and his family, had faced allegations from non-profit and wildlife groups

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Healthcare industry body NATHEALTH has asked the government to increase public spending on healthcare to over 2.5 per cent of GDP with urgent action to tackle non-communicable diseases, including tax deductions of up to Rs 10,000 on individuals for preventive health check-ups.
In its pre-Budget recommendations to the government, NATHEALTH said it outlined a roadmap to strengthen healthcare delivery, foster innovation, and expand insurance and preventive coverage.
The recommendations call for a balanced mix of fiscal support, structural reforms, and public-private collaboration to build a robust, future-ready health system, it said in a statement.
In its recommendations, NATHEALTH asked the sector to be declared 'core infrastructure' and create a healthcare infrastructure fund of Rs 50,000 crore, saying currently there is limited access to long-term, lower-cost capital for hospitals and diagnostic networks.
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In its pre-Budget recommendations to the government, NATHEALTH said it outlined a roadmap to strengthen healthcare delivery, foster innovation, and expand insurance and preventive coverage

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What breathing air at AQI 50 does to your lungs and body, explained | Air quality index | Delhi

Everyone in Indian cities is obsessed with the Air Quality Index — or AQI. But here’s a question: even when your app says “AQI 50 — Good”, is the air really clean for your lungs? “AQI 50: Good” – but what does it actually mean?

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