The National Green Tribunal (NGT) was hearing an application filed by Westend Green Farms Society seeking compliance of environmental norms by restaurants/hotels/motels/banquets in terms of earlier orders of the tribunal ...
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The health impact that air pollution has on development and growth of infants and children is concerning - it reduces life expectancy, overall brain growth, and productivity in the long run, writes Suresh Kotla, Director - Energy & Environment at Institute for Sustainable Communities (ISC) ...
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The findings in the latest analysis show that 40 per cent of the disease burden due to air pollution is from lung diseases ...
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Green Cover On Both Sides Of Highways Essential To Curb Vehicular Pollution: National Green Tribunal
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) issued the direction after acknowledging that green cover on both sides of highways is absolutely essential to mitigate adverse impact of vehicular pollution on the highways ...
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The National Green Tribunal issued the order after acknowledging that dust pollution is a significant component of air pollution and that sweeping of roads is one of the sources of dust pollution ...
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On National Pollution Control Day, netizens took to social media to raise awareness about increasing levels of air pollution and the need to contain it ...
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In 2020, on Diwali day, a decrease in PM 10 and PM 2.5 was observed as compared to pre-Diwali day by about 16 per cent and 18 per cent, stated Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) ...
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A recent Harvard study has shown that people with COVID-19 who live in regions with high levels of air pollution are more likely to die from the disease than people who live in less polluted areas ...
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According to a survey conducted by LocalCircles, a community social media platform, 85 per cent of 5,965 responses from Delhi said they have one or more member at home suffering from pollution related ailments including cold, cough, burning eyes, and headache ...
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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal launched ‘Green Delhi’ mobile application that enables users to file complaints related to pollution causing activities ...
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According to one of the researchers, Professor Jos Lelieveld, it's likely that particulate matter plays a role in 'super-spreading events' by favouring transmission of COVID-19 ...
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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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