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Jairam Ramesh highlights air quality crisis, calls it "assault on brains a
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Sunday raised concern about India's air quality crisis and termed the pollution a "full-blown assault on our brains and bodies", highlighting alarming statistics that reveal its devastating impact on public health.
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Congress leader Jairam Ramesh calls for total revamp of Air Pollution Act
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Friday raised concerns over the rise in air pollution in the country and called for a total revamp of the Air Pollution Act and air quality standards to make them stringent and effective.
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1,340 stations set up for monitoring air quality in 489 cities: Centre
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
As many as 1,340 monitoring stations have been set up for monitoring ambient air quality in 489 cities and towns of the country, the Union Government told the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.
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Human health at risk from long-term exposure to air pollution below curren
Updated : 5 years ago IST
London [UK], September 2 (ANI): A new study has suggested that long-term exposure to air pollution appears to still be linked to higher mortality despite the existence of air quality standards that restrict levels of pollution.
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Cutting household fuel may improve India's air quality standards
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 3 (ANI): Eliminating emissions from dirty household fuels such as wood, dung, coal and kerosene without any changes to the industrial or vehicle emissions could improve India's air quality standard, claim researchers.
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