A study by Harvard University in September showed that an increase of only one microgram per cubic metre in Particulate Matter 2.5 may cause an 8 per cent increase in the COVID-19 death rate ...
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Air Pollution
Air Pollution
According to health experts, tackling the issue of waste burning is even more pivotal now given the fact the nation is battling a coronavirus pandemic and both COVID-19 and air pollution essentially target respiratory system and lungs ...
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Delhi had a record spell of clean air earlier this year after the government imposed a strict nationwide lockdown to curb the coronavirus outbreak but air quality has deteriorated in the last two months ...
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According to the State of Global Air 2020 report, air pollution has become fourth leading risk factors for early deaths globally surpassed only by high blood pressure, tobacco use and poor diet ...
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On October 18, a central government agency reported 1,230 farm fires in Delhi's neighbouring states, contributing to 17 per cent of the national capital's PM 2.5 levels, resulting in a 'poor' AQI index ...
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Kuldeep Srivastava, head of IMD's regional weather forecasting centre is of the opinion that three factors are involved for deteriorating air quality - stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana; local pollutant; pollutants generated by industry or construction sites ...
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Haryana Chief Secretary, Vijai Vardhan directed to ban the use of diesel generator sets (other than essential/emergency services) in Faridabad and Gurugram to combat air pollution ...
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Stubble burning during the Kharif harvesting season in Punjab and Haryana is a major environmental issue that has even been adding to the pollution levels of neighbouring Delhi for the past few years ...
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The 'green war room' has three big screens one is for monitoring primary pollutants such as PM2.5 and PM10, ozone, sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide, and wind speed ...
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The solution prepared by Pusa Research Institute converts stubble into compost and eliminates stubble burning, one of the major causes of air pollution ...
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According to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, scientists at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute have found an economical way to deal with stubble burning by turning the paddy into manure ...
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According to experts, in the last few years, air pollution in the national capital has been worsening due to stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana ...
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