As leaders gather at the United Nations General Assembly to forge recovery from this pandemic, they have the opportunity and duty to simultaneously tackle the deadly pollution and work to achieve everyone's right to breathe clean air ...
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Air Pollution
Air Pollution
Wearing a mask-like N95 does not allow the exhaled air to escape fully and may cause breathing issues, say the inventors of an air purification mask ...
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A global team of researchers led by Surrey's Global Centre for Clean Air Research (GCARE) investigated air pollution exposure levels for commuters in 10 different global cities including India’s Chennai ...
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According to the Central Pollution Control Board, stubble burning contributed significantly to air pollution in Delhi last year with the share of farm fire smoke in particulate matter peaking to 44 per cent in November ...
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Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told a Supreme Court bench that the technology for building smog towers will be procured from Minnesota in the United States of America ...
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According to the United Nations, while air pollution has fallen sharply during the COVID-19 lockdown imposed in countries to contain the spread of the virus, these environmental gains are expected to be temporary if economies reopen without policies in place that prevent air pollution ...
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The survey highlights that the public is aware that poor air quality affects their health but is not aware of the extent of the damage, says Dr Arvind Kumar, Founder of Lung Care Foundation ...
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Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to allow MPs to use the MPLAD funds to curb the practice of stubble burning by funding stubble cleaning and super seeder machines to farmers ...
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Aerosols are tiny solid and liquid particles suspended in the air that reduce visibility and can damage the human lungs and heart ...
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As almost all countries across the world have imposed lockdown, the people are indoors which has resulted in a drop in air pollution and many wild animals have been seen coming out from the forests and exploring the cities ...
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According to experts, since the lockdown was imposed the air quality across the country has shown drastic improvement due to eradication of local pollutants generated due to construction activities and vehicular traffic among others ...
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According to an official at Indian Meteorological Department, that the pollution levels have plummeted due to reduction in vehicular traffic, shutdown of industries due to lockdown amid coronavirus and western disturbance, which is causing rainfall ...
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