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Devotees refuse to take dip in polluted Gomti river on Makar Sankranti
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan 14 (ANI): Scores of devotees from across the country refused to perform sacred ablutions in Gomti river on the occasion of Makar Sankranti here on Monday due to the presence of toxins in the water.
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Nagaland: Women society contributes towards plastic-free state
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Kohima (Nagaland) [India], Jan 11 (ANI): With the rising menace of plastic pollution in the region, citizens of Nagaland have become cautious about plastic products and the government is working towards a plastic-free state.
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7th edition of National Level Pollution Response Exercise held in Mumbai
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra)[India], Jan 9 (ANI): The seventh edition of the National Level Pollution Response Exercise (NATPOLREX-VII) to validate and reinforce response mechanism for oil Pollution incidents and enable the Indian Coast Guard to fine tune the actions required in such eventualities w
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Delhi: Air quality nosedives to 'very poor', no respite even after rain
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 7 (ANI): Light downpour that hit some areas of the national capital and its adjoining regions failed to improve the overall air quality index on Monday.
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Planting hedges could help curb air pollution
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 5 (ANI): Outdoor pollution has become a menace, having risen at an alarming rate in the past few years. Now, according to a study, planting hedges, or a combination of trees with hedges, could curb near-road pollution exposure.
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GRAP restricts entry of truck in Delhi from January 4
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 03(ANI): In the view of 'Severe+' conditions that have been prevailing in the national capital region for more than a day, the Graded Response Action Plan for Delhi & NCR (GRAP) has restricted trucks from entering Delhi from 11 pm on January 4 to 11 pm on January 5th.
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Dense fog disrupts train, flight services in Delhi, pollution 'severe'
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Jan 3 (ANI): As the dense fog and cold wave condition continue to grip the national capital, the train and flight services were hampered on Thursday.
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Manipur man creates brooms from plastic bottles to combat pollution
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
(Manipur) [India], Dec 29 (ANI): Usham Krishna Singh a Manipur based innovator has introduced a new technique of recycling used plastic water bottles into brooms with an aim to fight against severe environmental hazards caused due to pollution.
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World's first single-use plastic free passenger flight takes off
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Lisbon [Portugal], December 29 (ANI): If you observe closely, the amount of single-use plastic on a passenger airline is enough to contribute significantly to global pollution. Portuguese airline Hi Fly decided to bring about a change by introducing single-use plastic free flight.
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Delhi Environment Minister directs authorities for combating pollution
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 26 (ANI): Delhi's Environment Minister Imran Hussain on Thursday convened a high-level meeting to review the implementation of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) mandated by Supreme Court of India for combatting and mitigating air pollution in Delhi in view of the
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There will be improvement in air quality in coming days, says EPCA chairma
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 26 (ANI): There will be an improvement in the air quality in coming days, said Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) Chairperson Bhure Lal on Wednesday.
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Over 80 flights delayed in Delhi as fog disrupts operations
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 25 (ANI): A total of 84 flights were delayed at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here on Tuesday due to low visibility conditions, said an airport official.
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