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Study finds reduced emissions during epidemic aggravated climate change
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Researchers discovered that Covid epidemic shutdowns in South Asia significantly reduced the number of short-lived cooling particles in the air while having no effect on the concentration of long-lived greenhouse gases. Researchers were thus able to demonstrate how lower air pollution emissi
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AIIMS Delhi implements measures to reduce noise, dust pollution during rep
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Recognizing the inconvenience caused to patients, staff, and the deterioration of the clean environment at AIIMS, the Director Dr M Srinivas issued an OM to restrict marble cutting, wood cutting, grinding, and other construction repair and renovation activities to a specific site in trauma c
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Reduced emissions during the epidemic exacerbated climate change: Study
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Researchers found that the Covid epidemic shutdowns in South Asia significantly lowered the number of short-lived cooling particles in the air while having no effect on the concentration of long-lived greenhouse gases. Researchers were, therefore, able to show how lower air pollution emissio
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Nigerians protest illegal mining, seek to stop Chinese miners in Osun, Lag
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Expressing their displeasure through the Twitter hashtag #StopChineseIllegalMining, the protesters stated that Chinese miners have made themselves lords of the Nigerian natural resources which belong to the people and government.
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Air pollution linked to early death in heart failure patients: Study
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
According to a study, heart failure patients are more likely to pass away from their condition on polluted days and for up to two days afterwards. The research was presented at Heart Failure 2023, the European Society of Cardiology's (ESC) scientific conference.
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Goa: Police file chargesheets against two restaurants for playing loud mus
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Anjuna Police have filed charge sheets in sound pollution cases against the owner and manager of two restaurants in Goa, which played music beyond the permissible limits, police said on Saturday.
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Study: Air pollution is associated with higher risk of developing severe C
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
A study has found that air pollution is associated with a higher risk of developing severe disease, admission to a hospital or an intensive care unit (ICU) and death by COVID-19.
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Dirty air associated with premature death in patients with heart failure:
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
According to a study, patients with heart failure are at a higher risk of dying from their disease on polluted days and for up to two days thereafter.
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Air pollution particles trigger cellular defense mechanisms: Study
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Lung disease and air pollution have long been associated with one another. A recent study has identified one biological mechanism that may be responsible for that connection; this finding may offer fresh information on how to cure or prevent diseases caused by exposure to pollution.
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Bump in Delhi's Air Quality Index due to dusty winds from West: Environmen
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The dusty winds blowing from the west including Thar and Pakistan have played a significant role in increasing the Air Quality Index (AQI) level and Particulate Matter (PM10) of Delhi, said a government release on Thursday.
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Study reveals traffic-related air pollution affects brain function
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
According to a study from the University of California, Irvine, exposure to traffic-related air pollution causes memory loss, cognitive decline, and the activation of brain pathways linked to the onset of Alzheimer's disease.
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Study shows how air pollution affects movement disorders after stroke
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The precise mechanism through which air pollution influences the prognosis of ischemic stroke, or stroke caused by a decrease in blood supply to the brain, is unknown. A group of scientists recently conducted a study to determine whether increased inflammation in the brain, also known as neu
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