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Escalating air pollution levels harm city dwellers
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 22 (ANI): With rising incidences of disruptive dust storms across North India and increased abnormal weather phenomena, many cities and suburbs are facing a potent threat to life and activity in a manner that is nothing short of an epidemic.
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To curb pollution, Delhi requests meeting with NCR states
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi, [India] May 2 (ANI): In order to control air pollution in the capital, Delhi Cabinet's Environment minister Imran Hussain wrote a letter to Union minister Harsh Vardhan and sought a meeting of the environment ministers of NCR states.
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Centre makes serious efforts to curb air pollution after WHO report
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 2 (ANI): Following, the World Health Organisation (WHO) report on listing 14 most polluted cities in the world located in India, the Centre on Wednesday made serious efforts to deal with air pollution.
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Cleaner Cooking Fuel for 300 Million by 2021 - Randeep Agarwal
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 23 (NewsVoir): Globally, there are approximately 1.4 billion people without access to electricity and 2.7 billion people who rely on solid fuel (wood, crop residue, dung and coal) for cooking. The use of these traditional cooking fuels creates several significant pr
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Researchers study impact of long-term exposures to outdoor air pollution
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 6 (ANI): Exposure to road traffic and outdoor air pollution significantly increases the risk of asthma, according to a study.
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China issues three-day smog alert
Updated : 7 years, 12 months ago IST
Beijing [China], Mar 26 (ANI): China has issued its third major "orange alert" this year, as pollution levels rose up after capital Beijing was named as the country's top city for reducing air pollution last week.
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China successfully cuts down air pollution in last 4 years: US study
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Beijing [China], Mar 14 (ANI): Many cities in China have successfully combated smog by cutting a significant amount of air pollution in the last four years, according to a study by the University of Chicago on Wednesday.
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How air pollution is related to brain abnormalities in kids
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 9 (ANI): According to a new study, residential air pollution during fetal life is linked to brain alterations and cognitive impairment in children.
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Govt sanctions Rs. 1200 cr to clear pollution in Delhi
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 26 (ANI): NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant on Monday assured Delhiites that their city, which has earned an unenviable distinction of being the most polluted city in the world, will not face a pollution problem, this year.
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14-day-long campaign to reduce air pollution in Delhi launched
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb.10 (ANI): A two-week-long intense exercise to address all sources of pollution in Delhi was launched on Saturday. The campaign will last from February 10 to February 23.
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Harsh Vardhan reviews Clean Air Campaign in Delhi
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb.6 (ANI): Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan today reviewed the preparations for the two-week long drill to contain air pollution in Delhi, with officials of his ministry and representatives from Delhi Government, Central and State pollutio
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Anil Baijal reviews action plan for combating air pollution
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 6 (ANI): Delhi's Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal has reviewed the detailed action plan of agencies and stakeholders on measures to combat air pollution in the national capital.
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