UN says Earth's ozone layer is healing

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Polluted Delhi air akin to death sentence, say doctors Smog is blamed for the deaths of more than one million Indians every year and Delhi — which on Monday had emergency pollution levels more than 35 times the World Health Organization safe limit — has the worst air of any global capital. UN says Earth's ozone layer is healing Earth's protective ozone layer is finally healing from damage caused by aerosol sprays and coolants, a new United Nations report said. Signature Bridge: A new tourist destination, double the height of Qutub Minar The Signature bridge over the Yamuna inaugurated on Sunday is double the height of Qutub Minar. It connects the Wazirabad across the river Yamuna to the inner city and will reduce the travel time between north and northeast Delhi. This could be solar system's first alien spaceship Remember a rocky cigar-shaped object that astronomers detected in space last year? Now scientists think the object, known as 'Oumuamua', might be an artificial light sail sent to look for signs of life. Tesla plans partial India presence in 2019 Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk has revealed the company's plans of expanding its overall market beyond North America, Europe, and China, reports The Times of India. First Tata Harrier SUV rolled out from Pune plant The Harrier, which is a five-seater monocoque SUV is engineered on a new generation architecture derived from Land Rover D8 architecture and developed in collaboration with Jaguar Land Rover. Neil Armstrong's first moon walk's commemorative plaque sold for $468,500 A commemorative plaque brought to the moon on the Apollo 11 mission went under the hammer for $468,500 in Texas, as part of a huge collection that once belonged to late astronaut Neil Armstrong. Meet Saurabh Netravalkar, ex-India U-19 star, now US cricket captain Last month, life came full circle for Saurabh Netravalkar. The 27-year-old former Mumbai medium pacer, who had quit the game to study computer science in Cornell University, became the captain of the US national cricket team. Engineering marvels: A look at the world's most impressive bridges Here is a look at some bridges - smaller but engineering marvels on their own - that move to make way for boats and ships. From Puma to Audi: Virat Kohli is the star of brand endorsements There's nothing Brand Kohli can't do. Team India captain Virat Kohli is known to endorse over 17 brands and counting.

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