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Greenman Viral Desai celebrates Tree Ganesha with the aim of setting up Am
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Surat (Gujarat) [India], September 7 (ANI/PNN): Well-known environmentalist and industrialist Viral Desai has been celebrating Ganesh Mahotsav named - Tree Ganesha - for the last several years. During this Mahotsav, devotion to Lord Ganesh along with conservation of the environment occupy ce
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Study: Simple measures can go a long way to combat air pollution in school
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 6 (ANI): Most primary schools experience levels of pollution which exceed the safe levels set out by the World Health Organization, yet simple measures can cut outdoor and indoor exposure of toxins by almost half, according to a new study.
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Pollution in Yamuna: NGT dismisses NOIDA, DJB review petitions against com
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 6 (ANI): The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has dismissed the review petitions of the New Okhla Industrial Development Authority (NOIDA) and Delhi Jal Board (DJB) moved against its recent order imposing compensation on them after finding their failure to control t
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Bisleri International partners with Ghaziabad Nagar Nigam and IPCA to laun
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 6 (ANI/NewsVoir): Bisleri International Pvt. Ltd. partnered with Ghaziabad Nagar Nigam and Delhi-based NGO Indian Pollution Control Association (IPCA) to unveil Gazab Street, a distinctive street made using recycled plastic waste.
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Delhi HC dismisses plea moved by law student seeking health insurance on a
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 6 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed a petition moved by an LLM student who sought compensation of Rs 15 lakh and Health Insurance of Rs 25 Lakh from the Central and Delhi government on account of air pollution in the national capital.
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NGT issues notice to J-K chief secretary on violation of environmental nor
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 5 (ANI): The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sought responses from the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir administration and the state pollution control committee on a plea alleging violation of environmental norms during Amarnath Pilgrims.
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No plaster-of-Paris idols: Delhi Pollution Control Committee issues guidel
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 2 (ANI): Delhi Pollution Control Committee on Friday issued guidelines for Ganesh Utsav, Durga Puja and other upcoming festivals.
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Study suggests air pollution has greater effects on females than males
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 2 (ANI): According to new research that will be presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress in Barcelona, Spain the impact of breathing diesel exhaust fumes may be more severe for females than males.
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Pollution in River Yamuna: NGT shows displeasure with authorities, seeks f
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 31 (ANI): The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has shown its displeasure with the authorities' concern for not maintaining the Yamuna river clean in spite of the clear roadmap and directions of the Tribunal.
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Tamil Nadu tops in cases lodged under Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Product
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 30 (ANI): The number of cases registered for environment-related offences has increased by four per cent as compared to the previous year, according to the Crime in India report released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) for 2021.
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UP govt installs dust machines at Noida's twin towers demolition site to m
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], August 28 (ANI): The Environment Department of the Uttar Pradesh government has installed six special dust machines at the demolition site of the Noida twin towers to monitor pollution levels after the demolition takes place in Sector 93A.
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Research reveals air pollution is linked to heart attacks in non-smokers
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 27 (ANI): According to research, regular smokers, who already inhale smoke, were unaffected by unclean air, indicating a causal relationship between air pollution and heart attacks. Study author Dr Insa de Buhr-Stockburger of Berlin Brandenburg Myocardial Infarction R
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