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NGT directs authorities to take measures to protect Delhi's Bhalswa lake
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): The National Green Tribunal (NGT) directed the Chief Secretary of Delhi to call a meeting of representatives from the Development Authority (DDA), Delhi Jal Board (DJB), Delhi Tourism and Transport Development Corporation and North Delhi Municipal Corporation
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Forum for Sustainable Enterprises inks MoU with Ocean Recovery Alliance fo
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 20 (ANI/News Voir): Forum for Sustainable Enterprises (FSE), a Mumbai headquartered not-for-profit company signed an MoU with Ocean Recovery Alliance, a Hong Kong registered charitable organization focused on entrepreneuring programs to reduce plastic pollut
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Breathe healthier, live healthier with the IFB FastCool Air Conditioner
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI/Mediawire): Did you know that air pollution is the fourth leading cause of deaths in India? According to a Lancet Planetary Health report, 1.7 million Indians died in 2019 due to air pollution, both from indoor and outdoor sources.
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Researchers suggest using urban city design to promote heart health: Study
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Sophia Antipolis [France], May 19 (ANI): Cities harbour a dangerous cocktail of environmental stressors which politicians must tackle to save lives and preserve health- says the conclusion of a new paper.
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Traffic noise causes song learning deficits in birds: Study
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], May 15 (ANI): A new study by researchers of the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology and colleagues shows that young zebra finches, just like children, are particularly vulnerable to the effects of noise because of its potential to interfere with learning at a critical deve
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Systemic inequalities driving exposure to high indoor air pollution in Lon
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 7 (ANI): According to a report by UCL researchers, systemic inequalities mean that low-income households in London are more likely to be exposed to higher levels of indoor air pollution.
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Air pollution linked to high blood pressure, heart diseases in children; s
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 5 (ANI): A meta-analysis of 14 air pollution studies from around the world found that exposure to high levels of air pollutants during childhood increases the likelihood of high blood pressure in children and adolescents, and their risk for high blood pressure as adults,
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Short-term exposure to air pollution may impede cognition, Aspirin could h
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 4 (ANI): Exposure to air pollution, even over the course of just a few weeks, can impede mental performance; however, these adverse effects were lessened in people taking nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) like aspirin, according to a new study led by research
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Satellite study finds rising levels of hidden air pollutants in Indian cit
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
London [UK], May 2 (ANI): A UK based study published in the journal Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, found that hidden air pollutants like fine particles- PM2.5 and nitrogen dioxide (NO2), both hazardous to health, are increasing in Indian cities.
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Kathmandu Valley bears cleaner looks after weeks of pollution
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], April 24 (ANI): The Kathmandu Valley, which was covered with a thick layer of haze and pollution in early April, now bears a cleaner look after recent rainfall and winds.
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Complexity of microplastic pollution unveiled in new study
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Jersey [US], April 24 (ANI): A new study reveals that there are multiple impacts of different microplastics -- with varying sizes, shapes, and chemical makeup -- to the survival, growth, and development of larval fathead minnows, an important prey species in lakes and rivers in North Ame
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China underreporting severity of air pollution levels, says study
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 23 (ANI): Air pollution data in China may have been manipulated by local officials, according to a new study conducted by Harvard and Boston University researchers.
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