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9 dead in anti-Sterlite protest in Tamil Nadu
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Tuticorin (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 22 (ANI): Nine people were killed on Tuesday during a protest held in Tamil Nadu's Tuticorin, demanding a ban on Sterlite Industries, in wake of the pollution emitted by the plants.
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Do humans cause cancer in wild animals?
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [United States], May 22 (ANI): Some of the human activities like smoking, poor diets, pollution, additive chemicals can adversely affect animals.
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Oh, poodles! Dogs born in winter are healthier
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], May 21 (ANI): Dogs - the best friend humans have got - make for the best companions. Their human friends don't mind going to lengths to ensure their health and well-being.
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Ozone exposure associated with higher risk of childhood asthma
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 21 (ANI): Dear parents, take note! Exposure to ozone - a common air pollutant - increases the risk of childhood asthma by 82 percent, finds a study.
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India okays MoU to tackle oil spills
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo, [Sri Lanka] May 12 (ANI): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and South Asian Cooperative Environment Programme (SACEP) for co-operation on the response to oil and chemical pollution in
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Soon, Telangana to get electric vehicles
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 09 (ANI): Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao, on Wednesday, underlined the importance of using electric vehicles to make Hyderabad a pollution free city.
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Himachal HC raps civic body as piles of trash plague Shimla
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], May 6 (ANI): The Himachal Pradesh High Court has pulled up Shimla Municipal Corporation and State pollution control board for remaining mute spectators while the city is stinking due to piling up of garbage.
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Ernakulam in Kochi declares month's first Friday as 'Public Transport Day'
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerela) [India] May 05 (ANI): In a move to make the city pollution-free, the administration of Kochi's Ernakulam district on Friday declared the first Friday of every month as 'public transport day', a step to encourage people to use public transport system for commuting.
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To curb pollution, Delhi requests meeting with NCR states
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi, [India] May 2 (ANI): In order to control air pollution in the capital, Delhi Cabinet's Environment minister Imran Hussain wrote a letter to Union minister Harsh Vardhan and sought a meeting of the environment ministers of NCR states.
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Centre makes serious efforts to curb air pollution after WHO report
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 2 (ANI): Following, the World Health Organisation (WHO) report on listing 14 most polluted cities in the world located in India, the Centre on Wednesday made serious efforts to deal with air pollution.
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Here is why your home should be away from roads
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], May 02 (ANI): Turns out, traffic-related pollution is linked to the risk of asthma in children.
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This Diwali go for this pollution-free firecracker
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Mohali, (Punjab) [India] Apr 29 (ANI): A chemical sciences professor in Mohali along with his team of some students developed the first-of-its-kind smoke-free prototype firecracker which could be used to celebrate pollution-free Diwali.
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