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Delhi government to increase PUC checking centres
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
The Delhi government announced on Wednesday its plan to increase the number of Pollution Under Control (PUC) checking centres to better serve residents and improve air quality and said that it is exploring additional locations within the city.
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UAE's Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure launches 'National Green Certi
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
The National Green Certificates Programme sets specific standards for building classification in regard to energy efficiency, water management, indoor air quality, and the use of sustainable building materials.
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CAQM sets target of 4.5 crore plantation in Delhi-NCR
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
An Environment Ministry release said that plantations will be done by various agencies including Delhi government, state governments, central government, academic and research institutions
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Agartala embraces advanced Air Quality Monitoring: Citizens gain real-time
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
As air pollution continues to become a pressing issue worldwide, the city of Agartala in Tripura has installed two real-time air quality monitoring systems as a significant step to monitor and address the levels of particulate matter and other pollutants in its air.
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Urbanization and air quality: Agartala's plan to tackle rising pollution l
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
As air pollution continues to be a pressing issue worldwide, the city of Agartala in Tripura is taking significant steps to monitor and address the levels of particulate matter and other pollutants in its air. As per a press release by the government, the city, along with other sub-divisiona
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Pak: Air quality in Islamabad declines amid lack of mitigation measures
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Moreover, the water bodies in and around the federal capital are facing contamination from multiple sources, including industrial discharges, agricultural runoff, and untreated domestic waste. This deterioration in water quality poses serious threats to both public health and aquatic life
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Air Quality Monitoring System and Air-Pravah App unveiled on World Environ
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
On the occasion of World Environment Day, Secretary MeitY S Krishnan inaugurated the Indigenous Air Quality Monitoring System (AQ-AIMS) and launched the 'Air-Pravah' App on Wednesday.
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Thermo Fisher Scientific launches 'Make in India' Air Quality Monitoring S
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], May 28: Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, has announced the commencement of manufacturing of Air Quality Monitoring System (AQMS) analyzers in India. The analyzers will be engineered, manufactured and validated at Thermo Fisher's facil
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Delhi's AQI reaches poor category; GRAP sub-committee urges for swift dust
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
After the Air Quality Index (AQI) in Delhi reached poor category on Wednesday, the GRAP sub-committee reviewed the air quality and directed the relevant authorities to urgently implement dust abatement measures and monitor them.
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Delhi records maximum number of 'good to moderate' air quality days in Apr
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
This was a result of favourable meteorological or weather conditions coupled with consistent, comprehensive, and concerted efforts by the Commission for Air Quality Management in the NCR and Adjoining Areas (CAQM) and various stakeholders to control air pollution in the National Capital R
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Kathmandu ranks top on list of worst AQI cities in world
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
As per the reading by IQ Air, a Swiss group that collects real-time air-quality data around the globe, the particulate matter pollution (PM2.5) levels of Kathmandu at 8 am (local time) stood at 241 micrograms per cubic metre.
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"World Air Quality Report 2023 raises red flag over Delhi's air quality,"
Updated : 2 years ago IST
After the release of the World Air Quality Report 2023, Delhi L-G VK Saxena on Wednesday wrote to Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party convenor Arvind Kejriwal drawing his attention to the report "painting a grim picture" of the air quality in the national capital.
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