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Exposure to air pollution, smoking may lead to childhood obesity: Study
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Barcelona [Spain], June 28 (ANI): Exposure to smoking (both maternal smoking during pregnancy and second-hand smoking during childhood), air pollution, as well as certain characteristics of the built environment may be associated with a higher development of obesity in children, according to
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NGT directs CPCB to lay down action plan to abate harmful impact of pestic
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 26 (ANI): National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Friday directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to monitor and lay down action plan to minimise the harmful impact of pesticides on human health and soil.
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Study reveals air pollution could help London transport planners fight COV
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], June 26 (ANI): Measuring air quality across London could help fight COVID-19 by providing a rapid means of deciding whether to reduce public transport movement - given strong links between exposure to air pollution and COVID-19 transmission, a new study reveals.
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Study links air pollution, smoking with increase risk of childhood obesity
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Barcelona [Spain], June 24 (ANI): Air pollution, smoking, and certain characteristics of the built environment--such as high population density-- may play a role in the development of obesity in children, according to a recent study.
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Light pollution from cities poses serious threat to coastal species
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], June 23 (ANI): The presence of artificial light originating from cities several kilometers away (also known as artificial skyglow) could be having a significant impact on species that rely on the moon and stars to find food, new research suggests.
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NGT slaps Rs 25 lakh fine on Noida Golf Course for illegal extraction of g
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 23 (ANI): The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has slapped a fine of Rs 25 lakh on Noida Golf Course for allegedly illegally extracting groundwater through tube wells and using the same for horticulture.
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Assam: Pollution Control Board withdraws closure notice to OIL
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], June 23 (ANI): The Pollution Control Board, Assam, on Monday, has withdrawn the closure notice which directed Oil India Limited (OIL) to "close down" all production and drilling operations of all the installations of Baghjan oilfield in Tinsukia district.
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OIL 'intending to file writ petition' before HC challenging PCBA's order
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], June 22 (ANI): After the Pollution Control Board, Assam (PCBA) on Sunday issued closure notice to Oil India Limited (OIL) directing it to "close down" all production and drilling operations at all installations of Baghjan oilfield in Tinsukia district, OIL stated th
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Assam: Pollution Control Board issues closure notice to OIL on Baghjan oil
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Ladakh [India], June 21 (ANI): The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel and Buddhist monks performed yoga at Thiksay monastery in Leh on the occasion of International Yoga Day.
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EPCA asks state pollution control boards to submit reports on COVID-19 was
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 10 (ANI): The Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority on Wednesday has asked Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) and pollution control boards of Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan to submit reports on COVID-19 biomedical waste generated in h
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Change in washing habits can minimise marine pollution, study suggests
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 7 (ANI): Marine pollution can be reduced by bringing small changes in one's laundry habits, according to a new study.
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Delhi air quality in 'satisfactory' category; AQI stands at 68
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 7 (ANI): The quality of air in Delhi remained in the 'satisfactory' category for the second consecutive day with the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) clocking at 68 at 8 am on Sunday, according to the Centre-run System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Researc
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