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Gurugram, Faridabad to have pollution control rooms functioning round the
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], October 9 (ANI): Haryana government will set up two 24-hour control rooms in Gurugram and Faridabad districts to reduce the increasing pollution levels in the National Capital Region (NCR).
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Arvind Kejriwal announces campaign to combat pollution, 'Green Delhi App'
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 5 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday announced a campaign - "Yudh Pradushan Ke Virudh" to reduce pollution levels in the national capital.
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Kejriwal launches electric vehicle policy in Delhi, calls it 'most progres
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 7 (ANI): The Electric Vehicle Policy was notified by the Delhi government on Friday, with the aim to give a boost to the National Capital's economy and reduce pollution levels, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said while addressing the media.
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Regular exercise helps prevent high blood pressure, even in areas of high
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Texas [USA], July 20 (ANI): People who exercise regularly tend to have a lower risk of high blood pressure, even if they live in areas where air pollution is relatively high, according to new research.
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Delhi breathes clean air as overall AQI drops to 77
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 30 (ANI): The quality of air in Delhi on Saturday improved slightly with the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) standing at 77 at 9 am on Saturday, according to the Centre-run System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR).
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Delhi's air quality improves as AQI reaches 138
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 27 (ANI): For the second consecutive day, the air pollution in the national capital reduced further as the overall air quality index (AQI) stood at 138 at 8:30 am on Wednesday, which falls in the moderate category.
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Delhi's air quality in 'moderate' category; overall AQI clocks at 162
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 23 (ANI): With the easing of lockdown restrictions and the commencement of vehicular movement in the capital and nearby regions, the pollution level in Delhi docked in the higher end of the 'moderate' category with the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) at 162 at 9 am on
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Decreased pollution levels have slowed spread of coronavirus: Chairperson
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 3 (ANI): The decreased pollution levels due to less vehicular movement and industrial activity is one of the factors which has slowed the spread of coronavirus, said Dr Arvind Kumar, Chairperson, Centre for Chest Surgery, Sir Gangaram Hospital.
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As people stay home, aerosol levels hit 20-year low in India: NASA
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], April 23 (ANI): Air pollution over northern India has plummeted to a 20-year-low for this time of the year, according to satellite data published by US space agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
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Mother Earth has found a way to heal: Rohit Sharma
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 22 (ANI): Despite agreeing that the country is going through 'extremely difficult' times, cricketer Rohit Sharma said our planet has shown us what difference a 'lifestyle change' can make as air and noise pollution levels witnessed a dip amid coronavirus pandemic.
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Urban pollution damages cardiovascular system: Study
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Sophia Antipolis [France], 30 Jan 2020: A study that simulated pollution levels similar to a city center revealed how just two hours of exposure to bad air adversely affected the heart and blood vessels of the subjects during the course of an entire day.
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Mercury dips after incessant rains in Delhi, dense fog predicted in next 4
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 17 (ANI): Incessant rains and hailstorm across the northern plains have led to a plummeting of mercury, bringing the minimum temperature down to 12.8 degrees Celsius in the national capital. There was however, no respite in the pollution levels in the city with over
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