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Air pollutants inside a home may change your behaviour
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 4 (ANI): Identifying nasty microscopic air pollutants in your home can be a difficult task, but what if you could?
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Punjab: Administrative secretaries to monitor paddy residue burning
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Oct 2 (ANI): A high-level meeting over paddy straw burning in Punjab was held on Monday under the chairmanship of Punjab Chief Secretary Karan Avtar Singh.
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Know how chemical pollution affects whales
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sep30 (ANI): Chemical pollutants, banned more than 40 years ago, are still having a devastating effect on marine life and could lead to the disappearance of half the world's killer whale population before the end of the century.
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Odisha CM launches star-rating system for industries to reduce air polluti
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Sep 18 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has launched a 'Star Rating program' for industries to strengthen State Pollution Control Board's (SPCB) regulatory efforts to reduce pollution.
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By 2020, no untreated water will flow into River Ganga: DG NMCG Rajiv Ranj
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, [India] Sept 17 (ANI): The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), under its Namami Gange Programme is confident about accomplishing its task of rejuvenating and conserving the mighty river Ganga by 2020. Several projects have been completed and many are ongoing, which would h
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Here's how air pollution affects foetal development
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] Sep 16 (ANI): For the first time, researchers have found evidence of tiny particles of carbon, typically created by burning fossil fuels, in placentas.
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Commercial vehicles on alternative fuel exempted from permits
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 07 (ANI): Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday announced exemption of commercial vehicles, buses, taxis and all vehicles running on alternative fuel from the permit requirements at the 58th Annual Convention held by the Society of Ind
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Your genetic profile decides severity of asthma symptoms
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sep 03 (ANI): Turns out, asthma patients with a specific genetic profile exhibit more intense symptoms of asthma following exposure to vehicular pollution.
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Here's how genetics, pollution severe asthma symptoms
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sep 2 (ANI): A recent research has found how genetics and pollution drive severity of asthma symptoms.
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Air pollution even impacts solar panels' output
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 30 (ANI): The findings of a recent study show that air pollution has a substantial effect on the output of solar panels.
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SC seeks suggestions to preserve Taj Mahal
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug. 28 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought detailed suggestions to preserve the historic Taj Mahal from respective parties in the case pertaining to maintenance of the monument. The parties include the main petitioner MC Mehta, CPCB (Central Pollution Control Board
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Red lights at night hazardous to migratory bats
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], Aug 27 (ANI): While focusing on conventional forms of pollution, we tend to pay less attention to the night time light pollution and how that affects nature. Turns out, this kind of pollution affects bats during their seasonal migration.
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