India capital's toxic air kills more than diabetes, hypertension: study

None of country's 749 districts meets WHO's PM2.5 guidelines; Delhi India's most polluted

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A cyclist rides in New Delhi on a smoggy morning amid ongoing air pollution on Nov. 25. © Reuters

KIRAN SHARMA

NEW DELHI -- As a thick blanket of toxic smog continues to hang over the Indian capital, it has emerged in a new study that air pollution remains the topmost health risk in New Delhi as it is responsible for more deaths than those caused by diabetes or hypertension.

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