In a bid to prevent air pollution caused by stubble burning, the agriculture department of Punjab has undertaken a task of providing advanced machinery to the farmers to tackle farm waste, by September 15 ...
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Air Pollution
Air Pollution
The study, Trade-offs Between Groundwater Conservation and Air Pollution From Agricultural Fires in Northwest India, reveals that water-use policies require farmers to transplant rice later in the year, delaying harvests and concentrates agricultural burnings of crop residues in November resulting in increased air pollution ...
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The GST Council has also approved exemption from GST on hiring of electric buses by local authorities to popularise electric mobility as a means of public transport, in addition to reducing GST on electric vehicles and EV chargers ...
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The government has accepted that the smoke from stubble burning by farmers in Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh contributes to the air pollution during winters, however also claimed that the cases of stubble burning have reduced ...
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The government of Uttar Pradesh is planning to plant 22 crore saplings in August, as compared to 9 crore saplings planted last year, however, environmental activists express concerns due to the poor execution of the last plantation drive and low survival of plants ...
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Particulate matter (PM), nitrogen dioxide, sulphur dioxide and ozone are the major contributors to air pollution and determine the varied levels of air quality index. What is particulate matter and what are its harmful effects? ...
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The National Green Tribunal had earlier directed the Ministry of Environment and Forests to issue guidelines on violation of environmental norms by educational institutions across the country ...
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National Green Tribunal expressed concerns over the increasing plastic waste in the Girna river and air pollution caused by industries in and around Malegaon, Maharashtra and has formed a committee to investigate the health impact of industrial pollution in the area ...
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According to TVS Chairman, Venu Srinivasan the two-wheeler industry is working towards green and sustainable future mobility solution spanning across fully electric mobility, hybrid technology and alternate fuels, to curb vehicular pollution and reduce dependence on petroleum ...
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Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said that the Environment Ministry has earmarked Rs 460 crore for an action plan to implement "Control of Pollution" programme for 80 most polluted cities in India ...
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The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) has procured five electric cars for official use ...
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In her budget speech, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed policy measure like reducing GST, removing custom duties on some components and income tax exemption to make electric vehicles cheaper ...
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