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Now, a live and online guide to city’s air pollution |
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The Times of India , Tuesday, April 07, 2015 |
CHENNAI: With the Union ministry of environment, forests and climate change launching an online national air quality index (AQI), important parameters like particle pollution (PM 2.5) levels, sulphur ...More
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Delhi’s neighbours told to file reports |
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The Times of India , Tuesday, April 07, 2015 |
NEW DELHI: Union environment minister Prakash Javadekar held a meeting with his counterparts in the states of Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh on Monday and asked them to prepare a joint report on tac ...More
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Rules on construction waste in 15 days: Minister |
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The Times of India , Tuesday, April 07, 2015 |
NEW DELHI: The Centre is to come up within 15 days with rules and guidelines for handling construction waste and dust, one of the major causes of air pollution in the cities.
Announcing this at a ...More
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How Delhi became a dumping ground for construction waste |
Shivani Singh |
The Hindustan Times , Tuesday, April 07, 2015 |
In Delhi, no matter what time of the year, rain is always welcome. It cleanses the air of pollutants and makes the dust settle on the ground.
It has been part of the Delhi legend. Every summer, the h ...More
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Death by Breath: Construction destruction |
Aniruddha Ghosal , Pritha Chatterjee |
The Indian Express , Monday, April 06, 2015 |
4 pm, Golf Course Road, Gurgaon: Had it not been April, the poor visibility would had been mistaken for winter fog. But this thick cover is a dust cloud, billowing from construction sites on either si ...More
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Noida air quality worse than Delhi’s during winter |
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The Times of India , Monday, April 06, 2015 |
NEW DELHI: Air quality in Noida this winter seems to have been even worse than Delhi's. It recorded 33% 'severe' days and 46% 'poor' days, compared to 7% severe and 58% poor days in 2013-14.
System ...More
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Smoke from cashew nut units poses health threat |
R. ARIVANANTHAM |
The Hindu , Monday, April 06, 2015 |
Many do not have chimneys above 60 feet as per regulations
Many cashew nut processing units in Kanyakumari district pose a serious health threat to the local people as they throw to the winds environ ...More
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Smoke from cashew nut units poses health threat |
R. ARIVANANTHAM |
The Hindu , Monday, April 06, 2015 |
Many do not have chimneys above 60 feet as per regulations
Many cashew nut processing units in Kanyakumari district pose a serious health threat to the local people as they throw to the winds environ ...More
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