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From e-services, pollution control to solving stray animal problem: AAP's
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The AAP promised that along with the fruits of e-governance, residents would also be able to avail civic services on their mobile phones, if the party takes the reins of the civic administration.
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Tackling plastic pollution with a net of law and chemical coding: Research
Updated : 3 years, 4 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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Delhi breathes easy: AQI at 173 keeps city in 'moderate' category
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The overall air quality in the national capital remained in the 'moderate' category for the second consecutive day on Thursday morning, with an overall Air Quality Index (AQI) at 173, according to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR).
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No more burning or dumping, plastic pollution can be controlled via its 'D
Updated : 3 years, 4 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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Coast Guard chief lays keel for 2 new pollution control vessels at Goa Shi
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Keel-laying is a major milestone activity in the construction of ships, symbolising the formal commencement of the erection process of ships on the building berth.
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Delhi's air quality in 'very poor' category on Saturday morning
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The Air Quality Index from 0 to 100 is considered as good, while from 100 to 200 it is moderate, from 200 to 300 it is poor, and from 300 to 400 it is said to be very poor and from 400 to 500 or above it is considered as severe.
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NHRC holds 3rd hearing of states regarding air pollution
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Seeking further reports, the next date of hearing has been fixed for November 25, 2022.
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Give free tools to farmers to prevent stubble burning: NHRC
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The meeting was held with Chief Secretaries of four states through video conferencing under the chairmanship of NHRC Chairman Justice Arun Kumar Mishra regarding air pollution.
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After improvement over past few days, Delhi air quality dips to 'poor' tod
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
A layer of smog covered the national capital Delhi this morning. The AQI was 235 at Gurugram, 300 at Noida and 266 at IIT Delhi, all in the poor category.
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Study: Exposure to outdoor artificial light at night is associated with in
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Exposure to artificial LAN at night is a ubiquitous environmental risk factor in modern societies. The intensity of urban light pollution has increased to the point that it not only affects residents of big cities, but also those in distant areas such as suburbs and forest parks that may be
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From promoting e-vehicles to rational utilization of fossil fuels: India l
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Speaking on low-carbon development strategy, Union Minister Bhupender Yadav said, "In order to enable us to achieve our NDC goals by 2030, we are currently pursuing low-carbon development strategy in all seven sectors. We have not focused on targets. We recognized that various factors may sh
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Delhi's AQI improves to 'moderate' category with 176 AQI today
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Delhi's air quality improved due to the decline in farm fires in its neighbouring states.
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