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Study: Traffic-related air pollution weakens brain function
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Memory loss, cognitive decline, and the activation of neural pathways linked to the start of Alzheimer's disease were shown to be caused by exposure to air pollution caused by traffic in Irvine, according to research from the University of California, Irvine.
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Electric buses to ply in Chhattisgarh's Raipur soon to combat air pollutio
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Initially, 10 electric buses will be procured and based on the feasibility decision to procure more buses will be taken.
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Industry needs to present new technologies to cut pollution in cities, cre
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The minister expressed, there is a need to develop indigenous new technologies with respect to energy, and electric highways and using wastelands from mining activities in a sustainable way. "We can grow bamboo on wasteland and use it to substitute imported coal," he said.
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China's focus on Industrialisation proves fatal for its citizens
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Severe air pollution proves fatal for Chinese citizens China's focus on industrialisation helped it achieve rapid economic growth, but it has cost its citizen their lives, as numerous people are dying in the country due to air pollution, Just Earth news reported.
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Study reveals how air pollution degrades movement disorder after stroke
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The specific mechanism through which air pollution affects the prognosis of ischemic stroke, or stroke caused by diminished blood supply to the brain, is uncertain. A group of researchers recently undertook a study to see if increased inflammation in the brain, often known as neuroinflammati
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Delhi govt launches anti-dust campaign, issues direction for construction
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The Delhi government launched an anti-dust campaign in the national capital on Monday.
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Study finds air pollution association with risk of dementia
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
An worldwide study commissioned by the journal Lancet three years ago revealed 12 modifiable risk factors for dementia, including three new ones: excessive alcohol consumption, brain damage, and air pollution.
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Railway electrification: 37,011 Route kilometres electrified in last nine
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Over the past nine years, the pace of electrification in India has accelerated significantly, and railway electrification offers a sustainable and efficient mode of transportation that is free from environmental pollution and dependency on fossil fuels.
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Air pollution may raise risk of dementia, complicated by genetics: Study
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Three years ago, international research commissioned by the journal Lancet identified 12 modifiable risk factors for dementia, including three new ones: excessive alcohol use, brain injury, and air pollution.
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Signature Global (India) Limited and CEEW deploy a Pilot Air Quality Monit
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Gurugram (Haryana) [India], May 3 (ANI/NewsVoir): Under the 'Cleaner Air and Better Health' (CABH) project supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Signature Global (India) Limited and the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) announced the deplo
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Study finds exposure to airplane noise increases risk of sleeping less tha
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
According to a recent study, those who were exposed to even moderate levels of aircraft noise had a higher risk of not getting the minimum amount of sleep recommended each night. This risk was also higher for those who lived in the Western United States, close to a significant cargo airport,
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Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal briefs 'Summer Action Plan' to curb air pollution
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Addressing a press conference in the national capital, Kejriwal said, "In 2016-22, pollution has decreased by thirty per cent. In coordination with 30 departments of the government, we've made a Summer Action Plan".
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