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Pakistan: Karachi becomes seventh most polluted city in world
Updated : 1 year, 12 months ago IST
Amid unhygienic air quality, Karachi has become the seventh most polluted city in the world, ARY News reported on Sunday.
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Study finds way to desalinate seawater using HBD technology
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The hydrate desalination technique is a low-energy solution that may be used to treat large quantities of brine or polluted water.
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Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board issues directions to Chennai Petroleum
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
It has asked CPCL to ensure that all pipelines (raw materials and products) and tanks are intact with no leakage. If CPCL is found to discharge oil-containing water or polluted water against the norms set out for industries under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, the
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Pakistan's Lahore remains most polluted city in world
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
According to the air pollution data shared by the Punjab Environment Protection Department, Upper Mall remained the most polluted locality with a 508 Air Quality Index reading.
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Delhi: Devotees stand in knee-deep toxic foam in Yamuna for Chhath Puja
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Devotees offered 'Araghya' to the rising sun as toxic foam floated on the surface of the polluted Yamuna river during Chhath Puja celebrations at Kalindi Kunj, in the national capital, on Monday morning.
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Delhi remains most polluted city in last five years in India
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The report, on analysis of air quality over the past five years, said that while air pollution has increased in the country's four major cities, it has fallen in state capitals like Lucknow and Patna, according to a recent report.
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US envoy Garcetti compares Delhi pollution to Los Angeles', says 'brings b
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The Ambassador of the United States to India, Eric Garcetti has said that the pollution in Delhi brings back memories of growing up in Los Angeles' as the air was very polluted there in the past.
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Bright city lights cause smaller eyes in certain birds: Study
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
According to a new study, the harsh lights of big cities may be generating an evolutionary adaption for smaller eyes in some birds. The findings, published in Global Change Biology, have ramifications for conservation efforts as bird populations across the United States continue to drop.
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Bright city lights in big cities causing smaller eyes in some birds: Study
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
While other studies have looked at how urban light affects the timing of birds’ “dawn song” and circadian rhythms, this is the first known study to show a connection to eye size.
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Air Pollution cutting life expectancy by 4 years in Pakistan: Report
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The rising air pollution in Pakistan may lead to a shortening of life expectancy in Pakistan in the country’s most polluted regions like Lahore, Sheikhupura, Kasur and Peshawar, The News International reported citing a report.
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Plant trees to save Delhi, says Ghanshyam Gupta Zaveri
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 19: Every year millions of people around the world lose their lives due to diseases related to pollution. India's cities like Delhi-Mumbai-Kolkata are among the 10 most polluted cities in the world, as far as the capital Delhi is concerned, the patients of diseases re
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Indian Auto LPG Coalition Urges Government to Promote Auto LPG as a Clean
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 7: There have been recent reports flagging a sharp decline in sales of Auto LPG vehicles since 2019 in India. A top automaker is even said to have stopped the manufacturing of its LPG models. For a country that is home to the largest number of polluted cities among th
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