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- Here's all you should know about National Pollution Control DayEvery year, around 7 million people die in India due to air pollution, with indoor air pollution killing 4 million. It is believed that nin...
- Heat waves & air pollution together can disrupt body temperatureChanging climate is also affecting levels of outdoor fine particulate pollution.
- India’s deadly air pollution keeps getting worseMore than 90% of India’s population lives in areas where air quality is below World Health Organization standards, with coal-fired power pl...
- National Pollution Control Day: Significance and why it's observedThe National Pollution Control Day is observed every year on this day in remembrance of those who lost their lives in the Bhopal Gas traged...
- View: Politicians have no answer for India's increasingly toxic airHome to seven of the world's 10 most polluted cities, India’s deadly haze was responsible for one of every eight deaths in 2017. The life o...
- Delhi records season's worst air quality, EPCA likely to announce stricter stepsThe recommendations to check air pollution include banning construction work at night in Delhi-NCR from October 26 to 30 and closure of ind...
- Life expectancy in India down by 2.6 yrs due to air pollution: StudyThe report said household air pollution contributes about a quarter of the outdoor air pollution in the country.
- Finally! World's worst air emerges as an election issue in IndiaIndia has been struggling to contain a deadly haze that killed an estimated 1.24 million citizens in 2017.
- Supreme Court bans use of Pet Coke, furnace oil in Delhi-NCRThe court ordered a ban on the sale and use of furnace oil in and around the capital and ordered implementation of strict emission norms by...
- Air pollution causes 12 lakh deaths in India annually; Delhi most polluted: GreenpeaceAccording to the report, 1.2 million deaths take place every year in India due to air pollution, which is only a "fraction less" than that ...
- Water pollution in India is more deadly: Jairam RameshRamesh said the intensity of environmental pollution, was worse in areas like Dhanbad or Chembur in Mumbai than Delhi.
- Explore alternative cremation, NGT tells CentreThe National Green Tribunal has directed the Union environment ministry and the Delhi government to initiate programmes to provide alternat...
- National Green Tribunal asks govt to explore alternatives to traditional cremationBench headed by Justice U D Salvi said there was a need to adopt environment-friendly methods like electricity and CNG to change mindset of...
- Pollution in Delhi likely to remain high, warn scientistsLevels of particulate matter 2.5 — or fine particles smaller than 2.5 micrometres — over Delhi has touched 229 microgram per cubic metre as...
- CSE hails SC's recognition of 'polluting' trucks entering DelhiTerming it as a "major victory", a green body applauded the SC for recognizing the problem of severe pollution caused by vehicles criss-cro...
- Delhi may remain among top three air polluted cities till 2050: StudyA new research published in science journal 'Nature' said Delhi had the world's second highest number of deaths caused by sources of air po...
- Significant ozone built up in Delhi poses health risk: CSEThe CSE has called on the Delhi government to implement daily health alert and pollution emergency action.
- Indoor pollution kills one person every 20 sec!The world only worries about outdoor smog and emissions. In reality, however, indoor pollution kills 1.6 m persons every year.
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