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| Vehicular air pollution increases heart attack risk |
| IANS |
| The Times of India , Tuesday, September 01, 2015 |
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Even short term exposure to particulate matter and nitric dioxide (NO2) air pollution, that originate predominantly from the combustion of fossil fuels such as emissions from industrial plants or vehi ...More
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| NMMC defends clean city tag against NGT’s criticism |
| B B Nayak |
| The Times of India , Tuesday, September 01, 2015 |
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NAVI MUMBAI: The civic body officials countered the National Green Tribunal's (NGT) criticism of the city's air quality and environment degradation being poor after it was termed the third cleanest ci ...More
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| ‘Close all roadside mixing plants’ |
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| The Asian Age , Tuesday, September 01, 2015 |
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In wake of rising air pollution in Delhi-NCR, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday ordered all roadside mixing plants to be shut down immediately.
Hot mix plants are self-contained bitumen and ...More
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| Delhi Breathes Much Better Than Believed |
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| The New Indian Express , Sunday, August 30, 2015 |
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NEW DELHI:The city can finally breathe easy; its air is not as bad as it has been projected by some international studies. Air pollution levels in 80 per cent of the city fluctuate between satisfactor ...More
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| WHY DOES INDIA’S THIRD CLEANEST CITY STINK SO BADLY? |
| Sharmeen Hakim Indorewala |
| Mumbai Mirror , Sunday, August 30, 2015 |
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National Green Tribunal busts Navi Mumbai's party
Just weeks after the city was ranked 3rd under Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, tribunal says a 2010 plan to stop environmental degradation has failed misera ...More
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| Parliament Panel Eliciting Views on E-waste Mgmt Act |
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| The New Indian Express , Sunday, August 30, 2015 |
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VISAKHAPATNAM: Parliamentary committee on subordinate legislation (Rajya Sabha) chairman T Subbarami Reddy said that the committee would elicit opinions and suggestions from industrial units and publi ...More
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| Air pollution could affect your child's grades |
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| The Economic Times , Saturday, August 29, 2015 |
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WASHINGTON: Parents, take note! High levels of motor vehicle emissions from cars, trucks and buses near your home could hamper your child's grades, according to a new study.
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| Air pollution may affect child's grades |
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| The Times of India , Saturday, August 29, 2015 |
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WASHINGTON: High levels of emissions from cars, trucks and buses near your home could hamper a child's grades, according to a new study.
The study has found that fourth and fifth graders in US who ...More
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| 25 Air Quality Systems for Pollution Watch Across TN |
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| The Indian Express , Friday, August 28, 2015 |
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CHENNAI: In a first-of-its kind initiative in the country, Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Thursday announced that 25 Continuous Air Quality Monitoring Systems will be installed in urban and industr ...More
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| Delhi Govt launches plantation drive |
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| The Statesman , Thursday, August 27, 2015 |
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In a bid to make the national capital pollution free, Delhi Government on Wednesday launched a plantation drive and planted 30,000 saplings at three of its schools here.
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| Rs 1.5 lakh sop for old vehicle: Who will bear the burden |
| Aparajita Ray |
| The Times of India , Monday, August 24, 2015 |
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BENGALURU: At a time when the National Green Tribunal is deliberating on its order banning 10-year-old diesel vehicles in Delhi and NCR, Union transport minister Nitin Gadkari has proposed giving an i ...More
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