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Bengaluru ranks poorly in air quality, finds study |
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The Hindu , Friday, January 13, 2017 |
How toxic is Bengaluru’s air? It was ranked 63rd among 168 cities for PM 2.5 levels in 2015-16 by a report — titled ‘Airpocalypse’ — on air quality. Tumakuru was ranked 67th. New Delhi, which has been ...More
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Gurgaon air quality slips to ‘very poor’ |
IpsitaPati |
The Hindustan Times , Friday, January 13, 2017 |
The air quality in Gurgaon slipped from moderate to very poor on Thursday. Experts said a dip in temperature and low wind speed caused the sudden rise in pollutants in the atmosphere.
The particulate ...More
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Beijing files over 13,000 pollution cases in 2016 |
Press Trust of India |
Business Standard , Thursday, January 12, 2017 |
Beijing, which has been experiencing bouts of heavy pollution, has filed 13,127 environmental protection violation cases in 2016 and the local government collected fines worth a total of USD 21.8 mill ...More
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Bengaluru ranks poorly in air quality, finds study |
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The Hindu , Thursday, January 12, 2017 |
How toxic is Bengaluru’s air? It was ranked 63rd among 168 cities for PM 2.5 levels in 2015-16 by a report — titled ‘Airpocalypse’ — on air quality. Tumakuru was ranked 67th. New Delhi, which has been ...More
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Bengaluru: ‘Airpocalypse’! Don’t breathe, air polluted |
Air Pollution |
DECCAN CHRONICLE , Thursday, January 12, 2017 |
Bengaluru: The quality of air is not good enough to breathe in Bengaluru and, quite worryingly, all the other cities in the country. None of the cities comply with the air quality standards prescribed ...More
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Air pollution a national problem |
Damini Nath |
The Hindu , Thursday, January 12, 2017 |
Delhi’s toxic air may be making news every few months. But pollution levels across the country are alarming too. A new report released here on Wednesday shows that over 90 per cent of the cities studi ...More
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Pollution killing 1.2 million people annually in India |
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The New Indian Express , Thursday, January 12, 2017 |
NEW DELHI: Air pollution is no more restricted to Delhi-NCR or even to India’s metros but all major cities have high pollution levels with 1.2 million people dying of causes related to pollution every ...More
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Delhi has worst air quality in the country |
TNN |
The Times of India , Thursday, January 12, 2017 |
NEW DELHI: Delhi leads the list of most polluted cities in the country followed by several in UP, Jharkhand, Haryana and Bihar, a report by Greenpeace India has revealed.
The list of 20 most pollut ...More
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1,300 firms punished in China for violating pollution norms |
Press Trust of India |
Business Standard , Wednesday, January 11, 2017 |
Over 1,300 companies have been punished in China's Shanxi Province, which suffered the worst smog this winter, for violating anti-pollution regulations with a fine of USD 3.1 million collected from th ...More
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‘Intensify air pollution control measures’ |
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Millennium Post , Tuesday, January 10, 2017 |
Reviewing the steps taken by various land owning agencies for the prohibition of burning of garbage, dry leaves, waste, plastic, rubber etc in the open and dust control measures at construction sites, ...More
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Showers, wind bring relief from pollution |
TNN |
The Times of India , Monday, January 09, 2017 |
GURUGRAM: Early morning showers on Saturday may have led to a significant dip in pollution level, leading to better visibility.
Concentration of PM2.5 saw a fall of about 33% on Sunday, compared to ...More
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PCB sitting mum on air pollution complaints |
Ajay Kanth |
The New Indian Express , Monday, January 09, 2017 |
KOZHIKODE: Kerala has been pitching loud for environment protection. But, strange as it may seem, the Kerala State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) believes that the situation is not scary. Not a sing ...More
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