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Walking Trips On Bad Air

A study in 5 metrpolitan cities has found smog and pollution to be among the chief reasons for people ditching walks.<br>

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Walking Trips On Bad Air

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  1. http:www.hindustantimes.com/ APRIL02,2017 NewDelhi/METRO nVol. XVI No. 14 WALKING TRIPSON BADAIR Astudyin5metropolitan citieshasfoundsmogand pollutiontobeamongthe chiefreasonsforpeople ditchingwalks MISPLACED FEARS NOTWALKINGBECAUSE Photo: www.imagesbazaar.com Women (in %) Women (in %) Men (in %) Men (in %) 30 Dense smog in the morning Doctorssaythebenefitsof walkingoutweightheharm donebyexposuretopollution 11 28 Exposure to pollution 17 Ofalldeaths,only14% arecausedbylung diseasesandanother14% becauseofcancerscaused byinhalingpollutants. Majority(ofdeaths)are heartattackandstroke deaths,andwalkingactually lowerscardiovascularrisk factors,suchasweight, bloodpressure,bloodfats andbadcholesterol DR NARESH GUPTA head of department of medicine, Lok Nayak hospital 25 Too much traffic 15 21 Limited green cover 12 26 Walking is old fashioned 17 20 It does not give quick results 18 LIFESTYLEDISEASESAMONGWALKERS Blood pressure 28 24 17 Cholesterol 14 Howmuch shouldyouwalk? 4kmin40min fourdaysaweek Takebreaksifyoufind yourselftoostrained 16 Walkingisoneofthebest exercises.Itimproves hearthealth,helpswith mentalailmentslikedepres- sionandanxiety,increase lungcapacity,increase circulationinthekidney, improvesdigestionand reducesincidentsofacidity, increasesmusclestrength andmemorypower DR SRIKANT SHARMA senior consulting physician, Moolchand Hospital Diabetes 13 14 Obesity 10 10 Thyroid 7 HOWMUCHDOPEOPLEWALK? Men(in%) Women(in%) 14 9 55 53 24 30 6 8 Lessthan1km 1-3kms 3-5kms 5–8kms shortstories Survey:MaxBupaWalkforHealthSurvey2017 doneinDelhi,Mumbai,Bengaluru,Kolkata,Jaipur HTMETRO MOSTMNREGAWORKERSFAILEDTOGET AADHAAR-LINKEDPAYMENTSONTIME Policearrestmanwhostole bikesforkids’‘education’ NEWDELHI: A37-year-old auto-lifterhasbeenarrestedby DelhiPoliceforallegedlystealing motorcyclesinDelhi.Asenior policeofficersaidImranKhan stolemotorcyclestoraisefunds forhischildren’seducationand supporthislavishlifestyle withouttakinguparegularjob.A residentofSangamViharinsouth Delhi,hewascaughtridinga stolenmotorcycleinhislocality onFridayeveningafterthepolice receivedatipoff.Eightmore stolenmotorcycleswereseized afterinterrogation.Withhis arrest,thepoliceclaimedtohave solved33motorcycletheftcases inDelhi. HTNATION FOCUS NEWDELHI: Only47.5%of workersintheCentre’sruraljob schemereceivedtheirwages throughtheirAadhaar-linked bankaccountswithin15daysof completionoftheirworkinthe financialyearthatendedon March31,2017.Amajorityof MGNREGAworkersdidnot receivewagesontimein2016-17. Thisdelaycomesamidthe government’sthrustforexpand- ingAadhaar’sscopeinIndia. Thoughthejobscheme,aimedat providinganalternatesourceof incomeforpeopleinruralareas, hasshownafewpositivetrends, theissueofdelayinpayments remainsunresolved.“Thisis somethingwehavetaken(up)as achallenge,”ruraldevelopment secretaryAmarjeetSinhasaid. NOMEATIN THISDRIVE TheUttarPradeshgovern- ment’sclampdownon abattoirsisfuelledbyru- moursandhalf-truths ››P15 “AfterSeptember,weneedto checkutilisationcertificates andotherthingstodisburse thenextroundofwages.Often, thestatesdon’tactintimeand thatpromptsadelay.Thereis, however,noproblemwith funds.” DOWNA COALMINE InMaharashtra,anewkind ofadventureisonoffer:tours toalive,undergroundmine inSaoner ››P3 Willhangcowkillers,says ChhattisgarhCMRamanSingh RAIPUR: Anyonefoundkilling cowsinChhattishgarhwillbe hanged,chiefministerRaman SinghsaidonSaturday,underpin- ningtheBJP’sradicalshiftinits planstoprotectthebovine consideredsacredbymany Hindus.Singh’scommentscamea dayafterGujarat’sBJPgovern- mentamendeditslawstomake cowslaughterpunishablebylife imprisonment.The party’sgovernment inUttaPradeshhas alsolauncheda crackdownon illegalslaughter- housesandcattle ››P10 ››P16 Noservicechargeon traine-tickettillJune30 NEWDELHI: Passengerscan continuetoenjoythebenefitsof servicechargeexemptionontrain ticketsthatwerebookedonline tillJune30.Servicechargeon onlinebookingoftrainticketshas beenwithdrawnfortickets bookedfromNovember23,2016, toMarch31,2017toboostthe government’sDigitalIndia programme. KarnatakaCongressleader wantsBhagwatasPresident BENGALURU: Formerveteran CongressleaderCKJafferSharief hasbackedRSSchiefMohan BhagwatforthepostofthePresi- dent,sayingnobodyshoulddoubthis patriotismjustbecausehewasfrom “oneschoolofthought”.“Ipersonally believenobodyshouldfindfaultwith MohanBhagwat’snamebeing consideredasachoiceforpresident- shipofourcountry,”Shariefsaidina letteraddressedtoPrimeMinister NarendraModionWednesday. ››P10 AndhraengineerinACBnet,~80cr worthofpropertyunearthed NEWDELHI: ACBauthoritiesinAndhra PradeshonSaturdayunearthed massiveunaccountedwealthand assetsworthseveralcroresbelonging toengineer-in-chiefofstateroads andbuildingsdepartmentMGangad- haramandhisfamilymembers. ››P12 HTBRUNCH NidhiGoyallosthereyesight whenshewas15.Sixteen yearslater,theactivistis India’sfirstvisuallychal- lengedstand-upcomediene WEEKLY MAGAZINE, APRIL 2, 2017 our copy of Sunday Hindustan Times Free with yo ››P10 “Love is blind. So am I. 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