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"Public of Delhi not able to breathe...toxic foam floating in Yamuna": BJP
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
BJP leader Shazia Ilmi on Saturday criticised the AAP-led Delhi Government for its handling of the city's worsening pollution crisis, highlighting the alarming presence of toxic foam in the River Yamuna and the resulting breathing difficulties for residents.
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Delhi: AAP to hire terminated bus marshals as civil defence volunteers to
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The AAP Government on Thursday announced that the bus marshals, who were terminated from their services last year, will be hired as the civil defence volunteers for four months to help fight the pollution crisis in the national capital.
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"AAP leaders were seen bursting crackers during pollution crisis": Congres
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Speaking to ANI, Dutt said "AAP leaders were seen bursting crackers and celebrating at a time when Delhi was suffering from air pollution. These people are responsible for the air pollution here. They only do the work of going and clicking photos. They are the ones spreading confusion among
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Pakistan's medical infrastructure crisis makes essential medicines out of
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
A major chunk of Pakistan's population does not have access to primary and basic healthcare. The situation of medical infrastructure in Pakistan is becoming critical, especially for people who need essential medicines and injections like insulin, as the cost of these medicines remains out
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World Bank launches comprehensive programme to combat air pollution crisis
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
According to the World Bank, the endeavour includes the introduction of airshed management tools, the development of State-wide Air Quality Action Plans, and the creation of the first extensive Regional Airshed Action Plan for the Indo-Gangetic Plains (IGP), encompassing seven union territor
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Delhi paying price of AAP's ego in pollution crisis: BJP slams Kejriwal
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
In a scathing attack on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state president, Virendra Sachdeva said on Thursday that the people of Delhi are paying the cost of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government's ego.
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Air pollution: Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai calls for meeting to s
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Thursday said a high-level meeting has been scheduled for 1 pm today at the Delhi Secretariat to discuss and enhance the enforcement of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) rules to combat the city's pollution crisis.
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Pakistan: Air pollution crisis intensifies in Lahore
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The city, which had experienced five days of relatively normal air quality, saw a sudden spike with a maximum AQI of 401 recorded at 9 am, marking it as extremely unsafe for breathing.
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Scientists discover hundreds of hazardous compounds in recycled plastics
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
"Plastic recycling has been touted as a solution to the plastics pollution crisis, but toxic chemicals in plastics complicate their reuse and disposal and hinder recycling," says Professor Bethanie Carney Almroth, of the University of Gothenburg. The results are published in a study led by s
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Tackling plastic pollution with a net of law and chemical coding: Research
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
An innovative proposal to tackle the global plastic pollution crisis with a combination of DNA-like encoding of plastics and international law has been put forward by a transdisciplinary team of QUT researchers.
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No more burning or dumping, plastic pollution can be controlled via its 'D
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
The plastic crisis has been an ongoing environmental issue for a long time now. Disposal of plastic is always a difficult task since the material doesn't decompose for a long time. Burning and dumping have been two ways it has been disposed for the time being. However, a team of researchers
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Delhi Minister Gopal Rai to hold meeting with DMRC, DTC officials amid ris
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 15 (ANI): Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai is likely to hold a meeting with Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) and Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) officials on Monday to discuss strengthening of public transport in wake of pollution crisis and hike in fare
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