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Environment ministry holds meeting on stubble burning, air pollution
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 1 (ANI): With reports of stubble burning in the states neighbouring Delhi, the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) held a virtual meeting on the issue of air pollution on Thursday.
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Environment ministerial meet on air pollution with Delhi, Punjab, Haryana,
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 29 (ANI): Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Prakash Javadekar informed that this year meeting with Environment Ministers of Delhi and neighbouring states of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan will be held virtually on October 1.
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Environment Ministry to hold review and preparation meeting regarding air
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 29 (ANI): The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) will conduct a virtual meeting on October 1 on the issue related to air pollution and stubble burning.
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Amritsar farmers continue to burn stubble as alternative methods are expen
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], September 26 (ANI): Farmers in Amritsar's Devi Dasspura village continued to burn their field stubble, causing plumes of smoke to emanate.
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PMO-led panel to initiate action in advance for managing air pollution in
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 19 (ANI): A high-level taskforce led by the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) will initiate action in advance for the management of air pollution in the National Capital Region (NCR), said the PMO on Saturday.
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UK to begin trials of lower motorway speed limit to reduce traffic emissio
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], September 13 (ANI/Xinhua): Speed limits on stretches of motorways in England will be reduced as a trial measure to reduce air pollution, Highways England announced on Saturday.
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Centre changed fuel standards to BS-VI to reduce air pollution: Javadekar
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 7 (ANI): The central government changed the fuel standards to BS-VI as part of efforts to combat pollution and people were getting quality diesel and petrol, Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said on Monday.
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Governments should prioritise health of citizens, observes conclave of 2,0
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 6 (ANI): Air pollution is hazardous to health and governments should prioritise the health of citizens by ensuring clean air as people recover from COVID-19, 'Doctors for Clean Air' conclave observed on Sunday.
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Pi Green Innovations combating air pollution on several fronts
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 31 (ANI/Mediawire): Pi Green Innovations is a cleantech company which works with the single mission of providing Clean Air for All. With its indigenously developed technology, the company has developed products keeping in mind the various daily life situations that cau
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Filter Concept is making revolutions in the industrial Air filtration segm
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat), India, Aug 31 (ANI/PRNewswire): According to WHO, air pollution is the greatest environmental risk to health. The microscopic air pollutants such as particulate matter (PM10, PM2.5), airborne lead, VOCs, ozone, nitrogen dioxide, sulphur dioxide, and more create seriou
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Drivers who don't shut their car windows exposed to more air pollution
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], Aug 15 (ANI): A first-of-its-kind study from the University of Surrey finds that car users from the world's least affluent cities are exposed to a disproportionate amount of in-car air pollution because they rely heavily on opening their windows for ventilation.
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SC rejects plea to reconsider decision to set up smog towers in Delhi
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 10 (ANI) The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a plea to reconsider its earlier decision of setting up of smog tower in Delhi to deal with or control the air pollution in the national capital.
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