Is pollution making you dumber?

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Is pollution making you dumber? A study has found that living in an area with toxic air can make you more stupid, and that the longer you are exposed to dirty air, severe the impact on our cognitive abilities. Ever wondered what a $17 billion airport looks like? Beijing's new Daxing International Airport is now the world's largest airport terminal, spanning 7.5 million square feet—the equivalent of 98 soccer fields. With the runways and annexes, its whole surface covers 18 square miles. The entire airport site takes up 47 square km, more than half the size of Hong Kong Island. Bengaluru lake breach: Several houses flooded; cars, bikes swept away Efforts are on to shift around 250 families affected by the sudden flood which also swept away several cars and two-wheelers. How to avoid digital payment frauds While there is enough protection built into UPI and card payments, fraudsters use various tricks to get users to part with critical information. The new Ferrari Roma is the prettiest Ferrari in a long time The Ferrari Roma finally makes its global debut. It is Ferrari's new grand tourer and it's beautifully designed. Grocery-carrying robots are coming. Do we need them? The rise of cargo-carrying wheeled robots is leading startups to pitch competing visions of how consumers might want to use them. Here's what Tata's Altroz looks like Tata Motors has confirmed the that its first-ever premium hatchback, the Altroz, will launch in January 2020 7 tech prototypes that redefine the future Our most-loved tech prototypes don't always make their way into our lives. But they are attractive, have practical applications and are limited only by the designer's imagination. A place on Earth with no life? Researchers have found an aquatic environment on the Earth with a complete absence of any forms of life, an advance that may lead to an improved understanding of the limits of habitability. A terrible 2019 for planet earth 2019 has been an unforgettable year, for all the wrong reasons: From killer smog (R) to forest fires (L), drought to flood to hurricanes, the planet saw it all.

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