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Study reveals high air pollution exposure in 1-year-olds linked to structu
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 28 (ANI): According to a recent study, early childhood exposure to traffic-related air pollution (TRAP) is associated with structural changes in the brain at the age of 12.
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Delhi air quality plunges to 'very poor', AQI at 336
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 27 (ANI): After a brief improvement in the air quality of the national capital, the Air Quality Index (AQI) crippled down to 'very poor' category on Monday wth overall Air quality Index (AQI) docking at 336.
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UP: Moradabad men develop device to curb air pollution
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan 24 (ANI): With an aim to curb the menace of air pollution, two men from Moradabad have developed a special device to reduce the carbon content in the air.
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Punjab: Over 15 years old 3-wheelers to be replaced by electric/ CNG vehic
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab), Jan 24 (ANI): In a bid to curb the menace of air pollution, the Department of Environment and Climate Change under Tandrust Punjab Mission has decided to ensure replacement of more than 15 years old three-wheelers, with electric/CNG three-wheelers.
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Delhi air quality improves to 'moderate'
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 24 (ANI): The air quality of the national capital has improved to 'moderate' from 'very poor' category on Friday.
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Opting plant-based diet benefits health, climate, and economy, study sugge
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Auckland [New Zealand], Jan 23 (ANI): A new study suggests that opting for a plant-based diet can come across as a potential option to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, while also helping to improve population health.
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Delhi gasps for breath as AQI plunges to 'very poor'
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 23 (ANI): After a brief improvement in the air quality of the national capital, the Air Quality Index (AQI) crippled down to 'very poor' category on Thursday.
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Delhi HC directs municipal corp to consider plea seeking barricade install
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 22 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the South Delhi Municipal Corporation and East Delhi Municipal Corporation to consider the petitions seeking installation of barricades to stop pollution in a canal flowing from Meethapur and Jaitpur to Gurgaon.
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Wagga Wagga offers cooking oil grown in non polluted environment
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 21 (ANI/NewsVoir): Nutritious food is not all about greens and fresh, but also ensuring that they are not contaminated with chemicals, similarly healthy cooking oil is not only about good and bad fats but also about the environment and pollution in the region where the
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West Bengal: Pollution abatement projects to prevent sewage flow into Gang
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Kolkota (West Bengal) [India], Jan 21 (ANI): The Hooghly or Kati-Ganga flows south for about 260 km into the Bay of Bengal, through a heavy industrialised area with more than half of West Bengal's population.
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No relief from pollution despite rains in Delhi
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 17 (ANI): Despite receiving light rains in the morning, the air quality of the national capital remained poor on Friday, said System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR).
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Mercury dips after incessant rains in Delhi, dense fog predicted in next 4
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 17 (ANI): Incessant rains and hailstorm across the northern plains have led to a plummeting of mercury, bringing the minimum temperature down to 12.8 degrees Celsius in the national capital. There was however, no respite in the pollution levels in the city with over
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