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The Laundry Habit That’s Secretly Damaging Your ClothesYour clothes wear out more from washing than from wearing. Hot water and long cycles damage fabrics and release microfibers. Hard water als...23 Apr, 2026, 05.11 PM IST- Health Warning: Air pollution kills, usA new Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) study reveals that air pollution caused 1.7 million deaths in India in 2019. The study high...21 Nov, 2024, 10.58 PM IST
- Extending battery life with cutting-edge rejuvenation technologyGlobal warming is escalating due to rising greenhouse gases from fossil fuel use. Scientists are advocating for recycling and reuse, especi...18 Sep, 2024, 05.10 PM IST
- From age to A+ grade, India's new car scrapping rule puts fitness firstThe Government of India's decision to base the end-of-life criteria for vehicles on fitness and pollution levels rather than age aims to pr...13 Sep, 2024, 11.00 PM IST
- Does India value how its people breathe?A recent report by the University of Chicago reveals that air pollution in India is causing a significant reduction in life expectancy, wit...31 Aug, 2023, 11.56 PM IST
- Plastic, grapple the whole pipelineAccording to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), global plastic waste will almost triple by 2060, and only a ...04 Jun, 2023, 11.18 PM IST
- India should take urgent action to tackle air pollution: WHOSeveral studies conducted by the WHO, Centre for Science and Environment and others published in journals such as The Lancet have linked po...18 Dec, 2019, 04.16 PM IST
- India should take urgent action to tackle air pollution: WHO18 Dec, 2019, 04.08 PM IST
- No Indian study has shown pollution shortens life: Prakash JavadekarIndian studies have not shown a correlation between shortening of life and pollution, the Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Chan...06 Dec, 2019, 01.28 PM IST
- India alarmingly filthy even by the standards of poor countries: The EconomistDespite Modi's swachh push, India isn't going to be clean anytime soon, says the Economist magazine.07 Dec, 2018, 06.08 PM IST
- Indians lose over 1.5 years of their lives to air pollution: StudyThis is the first time data on air pollution and lifespan has been studied together in order to examine the global variations to find out h...23 Aug, 2018, 01.14 PM IST
- Indians lose over 1.5 years of their lives to air pollution: StudyResearchers said that if PM 2.5 concentrations worldwide were limited to WHO's air quality guideline concentration of 10 microgrammes per s...23 Aug, 2018, 12.13 PM IST
- Government should focus on expanding road network; build on a safety cultureKarnataka will do well to pay attention to the scourge of air pollution and must take all steps to minimise air pollution which is a major ...05 Feb, 2018, 09.21 AM IST
- Retirement age for commercial vehicles may be fixed at 15 yearsThe notification, which is likely to come into effect from the middle of 2016, is primarily aimed at addressing rising pollution levels in ...25 Dec, 2015, 10.38 AM IST
- Air pollution worsens heart disease: StudiesBreathing in polluted air is injurious to your heart. Growing evidence suggests that microscopic particulate matter (PM) comprising constru...05 Jun, 2015, 01.58 AM IST
- Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal asks babus for offbeat ideas to tackle air pollutionKejriwal asked bureaucrats to skip presentations on other issues and move directly to air pollution. He asked for "offbeat" solutions.22 Feb, 2015, 10.48 AM IST
- High air pollution cuts most Indian lives by three yearsIndia's high air pollution, ranked by the WHO among the worst in the world, is adversely impacting the lifespans of its citizens, reducing ...21 Feb, 2015, 10.58 AM IST
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