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PM 2.5 exposure leads to decline in memory: Study
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 21 (ANI): Particulate matter 2.5, one of the air pollutants which is known to worsen health conditions like asthma, heart attack among others, has also been found to be a reason behind declining memory in older women.
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Rajya Sabha proceedings adjourned till 2 PM
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Nov 21 (ANI): The Rajya Sabha was adjourned till 2 PM on Thursday and will take up air pollution calling attention notice when it will reconvene after the adjournment.
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Stubble burning issue: 81 FIRs filed against defaulting Bareilly farmers
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Bareilly (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Nov 21 (ANI): In a drive to contain stubble burning amid worsening levels of air pollution, Bareilly administration has registered 81 FIR's against the erring farmers indulging in the prohibited practice.
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'Very poor' air quality leaves Delhi gasping for breath, AQI likely to fal
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 21 (ANI): The air quality in Delhi and its adjoining areas such as Gurugram, Noida, Ghaziabad and Faridabad again plunged to 'very poor' category on Thursday and is expected to fall into 'severe' category by tomorrow, said System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting
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Parliamentary panel discusses air pollution in Delhi
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 20 (ANI): A meeting of Parliamentary panel on urban development was held on Wednesday in New Delhi to discuss ways to check air pollution in Delhi.
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Delhi: Parliamentary panel to meet at 3 pm today over environment issue
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 20 (ANI): A meeting of Parliamentary panel on urban development will be held on Wednesday over the issue of the environment.
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Air pollution crisis: Noida continues to struggle with toxic air
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Nov 20 (ANI): Noida and its adjoining areas continued to suffer poor air quality which has been oscillating between 'Poor' and 'Severe' category for the past couple of weeks.
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Sonia Gandhi expresses concern over air pollution in Delhi
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 19 (ANI): Expressing concern over air pollution, Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday outlined the contribution of Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) for its foresighted approach towards air pollution and stated that the difference in air quality
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Speaker pulls up officials for absence at parliamentary panel meeting on p
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 19 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has pulled up officials including three municipal commissioners, DDA Vice Chairman and CEO of Delhi Jal Board who were not present at the meeting of Parliament's standing committee on Urban Development on Friday which was called
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Congress member suggests statutory parliament panel to help fight pollutio
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 19 (ANI): Congress leader Manish Tewari on Tuesday suggested creating a statutory committee of Parliament that looks into the issues related to air pollution and climate change and said that its work should be placed before the two Houses in every session.
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Lok Sabha extended for half-an-hour over air pollution debate
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 19 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday extended the day's proceedings of the Lower House of the Parliament by half-an-hour over the debate on air pollution.
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TMC MP raises air pollution issue in LS, bats for ensuring right to breath
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi (Maharashtra) [India], Nov 19 (ANI): TMC MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar on Tuesday raised the issue of rising air pollution in several parts of the country in Lok Sabha and asked the government to ensure the right to breath clean air.
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