According to a new study, there has been an increase in the air pollutant formaldehyde in Delhi, Kanpur and London ...
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The report estimates that India's workers take 1.3 billion days off work annually because of the adverse effects of air pollution on their health, amounting to 6 billion dollars in lost revenue ...
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As per the Scrappage policy, commercial vehicles will be deregistered in 15 years and private vehicles in 20 years if they fail to get fitness certificates ...
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According to a new report by the Centre for Science and Environment, Delhi has implemented the most ambitious clean fuel policy that has also outlawed coal but it still needs more than 60 per cent cut in annual PM2.5 concentration to meet the national ambient air quality standards ...
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By investing ₹60,000 crore, less polluting fuel BS6 technology vehicles have been introduced, besides having electric two, three and four wheelers which are bringing down the pollution levels, said Union Environment Minister ...
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Apart from natural causes like lightning strikes and heat of the Sun, uncontrollable forest fire disasters are also caused by manmade factors like carelessness, poaching, erratic methods of gathering forest produce and lack of fire safety, say experts ...
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India continues to dominate the air pollution rankings, as per the recently released World Air Quality Report, 22 of the top 30 most polluted cities globally are located in India ...
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According to the report, Delhi's air quality improved by approximately 15 per cent from 2019 to 2020 but despite the improvement, it is the 10th most polluted city and the top polluted capital city in the world ...
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According to Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Health Minister, air pollution has become a grave problem in India with more than 120 cities falling under non-attainment category as per the National Green Tribunal ...
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Scientists say that in order to meet the Paris climate accord’s goal of keeping average temperatures from rising by 2 degrees Celsius compared to pre-industrial times, man-made emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases need to be reduced to near zero by 2050 ...
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According to a new study released by the Centre for Science and Environment, a non-profit organisation based in Delhi, there has been lack of action over the years to control and reduce pollution in the areas that were already identified as ‘critically’ polluted ...
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The 2015 Paris climate agreement had nations submit voluntary targets for how much heat-trapping gases they would spew by 2025 and update them every five years ...
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