:00:00. > :00:00.Hey there, it's Hayley with your Thursday morning
:00:00. > :00:10.Poaching threatens the survival of rhinos
:00:11. > :00:26.And meet the biggest social media stars of the dog world
:00:27. > :00:30.Today is BBC News School Report Day - when school children get to make
:00:31. > :00:31.the news about subjects important to them.
:00:32. > :00:34.Young students at the Ghandi Memorial Public school in Delhi
:00:35. > :00:37.in India have been looking at the effects of the air pollution.
:00:38. > :01:03.Hello. We are the students of Gandhi Memorial public school in Delhi, and
:01:04. > :01:07.we are on a busy road to measure the air pollution. The number of
:01:08. > :01:13.particles in the air is made up of the safe limit of 25. We are young
:01:14. > :01:18.people growing up in what is often called the most polluted city in the
:01:19. > :01:22.world and we will investigate whether the capital can raise future
:01:23. > :01:30.generations. This is where we go to school in east Delhi. The early
:01:31. > :01:34.morning sky is full of dust. Earlier, the levels were much worse
:01:35. > :01:38.making it difficult to even breathe. One of the major causes of pollution
:01:39. > :01:46.is the increasing number of vehicles. Around 1400 get added to
:01:47. > :01:51.the roads in Delhi every day. Other problems include pollution from
:01:52. > :01:58.construction sites and burning fires. To find out more we went to
:01:59. > :02:05.see a local doctor. Weight air pollution is a problem with
:02:06. > :02:17.children. Every day we come across 13 to 20 children who are suffering
:02:18. > :02:27.from air pollution diseases. Illnesses include pneumonia.
:02:28. > :02:32.Intellectual activities will be disturbed. According to the monitor,
:02:33. > :02:40.pollution levels near our school are around 200. They should not be more
:02:41. > :02:45.than 25. Air pollution is causing millions of early deaths every year,
:02:46. > :02:56.mostly in developing countries, and therefore cities like Ali need
:02:57. > :02:59.urgent action. White Mac whether Delhi is enough for the next
:03:00. > :03:02.generation depends on what we do today. We need to reduce the number
:03:03. > :03:06.of cars on the roads, and we need to improve public transport, better
:03:07. > :03:11.Metro service, and more buses. All people need to come together to
:03:12. > :03:16.plant trees to ensure that all trees in the city stay alive, and we need
:03:17. > :03:21.to prevent trucks and other diesel vehicles coming into the city.
:03:22. > :03:24.Weight no doubt, the government is making efforts to find a solution to
:03:25. > :03:32.the problem but it needs a commitment from the public.
:03:33. > :03:35.The number of African rhinos being killed for their horns
:03:36. > :03:38.by poachers has gone up for the sixth year in a row.
:03:39. > :03:43.Research from the International Union
:03:44. > :03:45.for Conservation of Nature says at least 1,300
:03:46. > :03:51.rhinos were killed across Africa last year.
:03:52. > :03:54.There are around 30,000 southern white and black rhinos left
:03:55. > :04:21.And some of the most popular stars of the canine world are heading
:04:22. > :04:24.to this year's Crufts, the world's largest dog show.
:04:25. > :04:25.The annual event gets underway today in Birmingham
:04:26. > :04:28.and the pooches with the biggest following on Instagram have been
:04:29. > :04:30.invited along this year to take part.
:04:31. > :04:33.The show's organisers say it will be a good chance for the animals
:04:34. > :04:54.That's all from me, Newsround's back right here on CBBC at 8.15
:04:55. > :04:58.when we'll be looking at what Tim Peake has been up