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Pollution in India higher than China: Greenpeace |
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The Hindustan Times , Tuesday, February 23, 2016 |
Levels of hazardous PM2.5 (inhalable particulate matter less than 2.5 microns in size) from India exceeded that of China in 2015 for the first time this century, a report by non-government organisatio ...More
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Particulate matter exposure: India ahead of China |
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The Times of India , Tuesday, February 23, 2016 |
NEW DELHI: For the first time this century, the average particulate matter exposure is higher in India than China, a Greenpeace analysis of Nasa satellite data on particulate matter has said.
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Fifth car-free day held in south Delhi |
JATIN ANAND |
The Hindu , Tuesday, February 23, 2016 |
Tea vendor kicks off plantation drive; Somnath Bharti fills in for Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia, who skipped the cycle rally
Delhi observed its fifth car-free day here on Monday, on the sidelin ...More
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India’s pollution levels beat China’s: study |
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The Hindu , Tuesday, February 23, 2016 |
Greenpeace analysed NASA’s satellite data on particulate matter from 2003 to 2015 in India and China
The average Indian was exposed to more particulate matter than the average Chinese citizen in 2015 ...More
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Particulate matter exposure: India ahead of China |
IANS |
The Times of India , Tuesday, February 23, 2016 |
NEW DELHI: For the first time this century, the average particulate matter exposure is higher in India than China, a Greenpeace analysis of Nasa satellite data on particulate matter has said.
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Plantation drive marks fifth car-free day |
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Deccan Herald , Tuesday, February 23, 2016 |
Commuters in south Delhi Munirka area were given saplings on the occasion of fifth car-free day on Monday to check air pollution. The AamAadmi Party government launched a plantation drive to observe t ...More
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Pollution in India higher than China, says Greenpeace |
PTI |
DNA India , Tuesday, February 23, 2016 |
India has overtaken China's air pollution levels in 2015 and the average particulate matter exposure was higher for the first time in the 21st century, a Greenpeace analysis of NASA satellite data has ...More
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India overtakes China's air pollution levels: Greenpeace |
PTI |
Deccan Chronicle , Tuesday, February 23, 2016 |
New Delhi: India has overtaken China's air pollution levels in 2015 and the average particulate matter exposure was higher for the first time in the 21st century, a Greenpeace analysis of NASA satelli ...More
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Plantation drive marks fifth car-free day |
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Deccan Herald , Tuesday, February 23, 2016 |
Commuters in south Delhi Munirka area were given saplings on the occasion of fifth car-free day on Monday to check air pollution. The AamAadmi Party government launched a plantation drive to observe ...More
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Pollution in India higher than China: Greenpeace |
SnehalRebello |
The Hindustan Times , Tuesday, February 23, 2016 |
Levels of hazardous PM2.5 (inhalable particulate matter less than 2.5 microns in size) from India exceeded that of China in 2015 for the first time this century, a report by non-government organisatio ...More
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Exposure to air pollution may up obesity, diabetes risk |
PTI |
The Times of India , Monday, February 22, 2016 |
WASHINGTON: Exposure to polluted air may increase the risk of obesity and lead to high cholesterol and more insulin resistance, a precursor of Type 2 diabetes, a new study has warned.
Researchers fro ...More
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Ventilation ‘corridors’ to tackle Beijing smog |
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The Times of India , Monday, February 22, 2016 |
BEJING: Authorities in Beijing plan to develop a network of ventilation "corridors" to help tackle the city's notorious air pollution, news agency Xinhua reported on Sunday.
Construction in the zon ...More
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Fifth car free day observed in South Delhi |
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The Economic Times , Monday, February 22, 2016 |
NEW DELHI: A car free day was observed in south Delhi today with the AAP government launching a plantation drive to mark the fifth such initiative in the city. The car free day was observed from Munir ...More
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Pollution not only worsens asthma, but also causes it |
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The Asian Age , Monday, February 22, 2016 |
Pollution can change cells in lungs, which can lead to allergic reactions that cause asthma.
London: Air pollution plays a well-documented role in asthma and heart attacks and now, a new study shows ...More
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Beijing to raise threshold for issuing pollution alerts |
IANS |
Business Standard , Monday, February 22, 2016 |
Beijing is to raise the thresholds for issuing its highest air pollution warnings, two months after smog triggered the city's first ever "red alerts", a media report said on Monday.
In future, the ...More
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