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Delhi HC dismisses plea moved by law student seeking health insurance on a
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 6 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed a petition moved by an LLM student who sought compensation of Rs 15 lakh and Health Insurance of Rs 25 Lakh from the Central and Delhi government on account of air pollution in the national capital.
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Study suggests air pollution has greater effects on females than males
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 2 (ANI): According to new research that will be presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress in Barcelona, Spain the impact of breathing diesel exhaust fumes may be more severe for females than males.
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Research reveals air pollution is linked to heart attacks in non-smokers
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 27 (ANI): According to research, regular smokers, who already inhale smoke, were unaffected by unclean air, indicating a causal relationship between air pollution and heart attacks. Study author Dr Insa de Buhr-Stockburger of Berlin Brandenburg Myocardial Infarction R
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Noida twin towers demolition: Hospitals on high alert for health emergency
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 27 (ANI): The demolition of the Supertech twin towers is expected to create air pollution due to dust in Uttar Pradesh's Noida. In such a scenario the hospitals near sector 93A are fully prepared for any medical emergency.
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Air pollution is linked to heart attacks in non-smokers: Research
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Barcelona [Spain], August 23 (ANI): According to research, regular smokers, who already inhale smoke, were unaffected by unclean air, indicating a causal relationship between air pollution and heart attacks.
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This pollution season, a value for money solution by Nirvana Being to conv
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 17 (ANI/PRNewswire): The onset of the peak pollution season brings an alarming rise in health issues. Air pollution is directly linked with allergies, asthma, bronchitis and other respiratory infections and diseases, which can be debilitating, force children to miss
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Air pollution shows ill effects in children: Study
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 7 (ANI): New research has shown the ill effects of pollution exposure among children.
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Why is global transition to green energy inevitable?
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 2 (ANI/PNN): With the widespread adoption of Fossil fuels, the world has experienced substantial advancement in overall industrial and economic growth. However, fossil fuels are limited and non-renewable sources of energy. Fossil fuel reserves are getting depleted d
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Delhi LG chairs review meet on air pollution
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 31 (ANI): Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena on Saturday chaired a meeting to review issues pertaining to air pollution in the city and directed the stakeholder agencies and departments to work "effectively" in ensuring that all measures to tackle air pollution are t
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CAQM steps up implementation of action plan for green NCR
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 23 (ANI): With an aim to control air pollution in the National Capital Region (NCR) through enhanced green cover and large-scale plantation, the Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas (CAQM) has been reviewing the progress of plantation in th
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Researchers find link between air pollution and child brain development in
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 16 (ANI): A new study finds that air pollution is not only a problem for the lungs but childhood behavioural issues and even IQ may be impacted by air pollution. A group of investigators from the University of Washington suggested that both prenatal and postnatal exposu
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Canadian Firm Clean Seed and Chandigarh University come to rescue of India
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], July 8 (ANI/PR Newswire): Among the various issues being faced by India's Agriculture sector, stubble burning and soil depletion due to intensive cultivation and over-mining of nutrients by crops are the most serious ones. Far from a mere nuisance, pollution from
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