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Study reveals complexity of microplastic pollution
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Jersey [US], April 21 (ANI): Microplastics -- small plastic pieces less than 5 millimetres in length -- are ubiquitous in the environment, and they can have significant effects on wildlife. A new study reveals that there are multiple impacts of different microplastics -- with varying siz
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Air pollution costs Indian business $95 billion each year: Dalberg Adviso
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 21 (ANI): Air pollution costs Indian business about 95 billion dollars (about Rs 7 lakh crore) every fiscal year, around 3 per cent of India's total GDP, a major research report shows.
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Thin layer of toxic foam floats near Yamuna River bank in Delhi
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 20 (ANI): A thin layer of toxic foam was seen floating in the Yamuna river at Kalindi Kunj in the national capital on Tuesday.
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Air pollution by brick kilns in Mathura, NGT seeks action taken report
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 15 (ANI): The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sought action taken report in terms of compliance of siting and environmental norms, including the assimilative capacity of the air to sustain a particular number of brick kilns.
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'Save Jhelum' trek organised for children in J-K's Srinagar
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], April 11 (ANI): A one day trek was organised for children from Srinagar's Zabarwan park to Shankaracharya hills on Saturday to give a message to society to keep the river Jhelum free from pollution.
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Toxic foam floats near Yamuna River bank in Delhi
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 6 (ANI): Toxic foam was seen floating in the Yamuna river at Kalindi Kunj in the national capital on Tuesday.
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Human activities sound an alarm for sea life, finds study
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Thuwal [Saudi Arabia], April 6 (ANI): A new study sheds light on the need of reducing human noises in water bodies. According to the findings of novel research, hhumans have altered the ocean soundscape by drowning out natural noises relied upon by many marine animals, from shrimp to shar
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Greenman Viral Desai to stage Satyagraha against Environment Pollution as
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Surat (Gujarat) [India], April 3 (ANI/PNN): Viral Desai, the Greenman of Gujarat and a well-known businessman from Surat, has started a movement called 'Satyagraha against Pollution.' Viral Desai has started this initiative on getting inspired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the occasion
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Study on air pollution, physical exercise suggests when to do more or less
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], March 30 (ANI): Physical activity is important in preventing heart and blood vessel disease in young people so long as they don't undertake very strenuous activity on days when air pollution levels are high, according to a nationwide study of nearly 1.5 million people.
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Nepal shuts all schools, colleges for 4 days over pollution
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], March 29 (ANI): Nepal's Ministry of Education--during an emergency meeting on Monday--has decided to close all educational institutions till Friday owing to degrading air quality.
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Delhi's air quality deteriorates to 'poor' category
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 29 (ANI): The overall air quality of the national capital deteriorated to the 'poor' category with the Air Quality Index (AQI) being recorded at 245 on Monday morning, according to the Centre-run System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR).
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Delhi's air quality likely to remain in 'moderate to poor category' for ne
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 28 (ANI): The overall air quality of the national capital is in 'moderate' category with the Air Quality Index (AQI) being recorded at 193 on Sunday morning, according to the Centre-run System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR).
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