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The air we breathe: Caught in a tight chokehold |
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The Hindustan Times , Tuesday, November 29, 2016 |
What does pollution cost the environment? Some visible damages — the smog hanging over our cities — and some invisible damages like a warming planet.
Now, what is pollution costing you?
More deaths, ...More
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Pollution board panel to curb waste-burning |
Shilpy Arora |
The Times of India , Monday, November 28, 2016 |
Gurgaon: The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) on Saturday instructed its state counterpart, HSPCB, to form a vigilance committee comprising officials from police, traffic and MCG, to combat garb ...More
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It’s time we cracked down on crackers. Even the SC agrees |
Shashi Shekhar |
The Hindustan Times , Monday, November 28, 2016 |
On Friday the apex court banned the sale of firecrackers in Delhi and the national capital region. But the damage to the environment had already been done. The statistics in Gurgaon bear testimony to ...More
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Delhi govt to set up 20 pollution-monitoring stations |
SUMIT KUMAR SINGH |
DNA India , Monday, November 28, 2016 |
The Delhi government plans to set up 20 air pollution-monitoring stations that will measure only Particle Pollution (PM) 2.5 and 10. PM 2.5 and PM 10 are microscopic particles, many times smaller than ...More
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SC bans sale of firecrackers in Delhi-NCR |
PTI |
Bureaucracy , Sunday, November 27, 2016 |
In a stern action to curb air pollution during the ongoing wedding season, the Supreme Court today suspended the licences of all firecracker sellers in Delhi and National Capital Region with immediate ...More
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Review meeting claims decline in pollution |
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Deccan Herald , Sunday, November 27, 2016 |
Lt Governor Najeeb Jung on Friday was informed that PM 2.5 levels have come down by one-fourth and PM 10 levels by one-third from November 15-24.
The LG chaired a meeting to review the condition of ...More
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Keeping tabs on Kozhikode’s air quality |
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The Hindu , Sunday, November 27, 2016 |
The Kerala State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) has set up a continuous ambient air quality monitoring system above the traffic aid-post building at the old bus stand at Palayam in the city.
With a ...More
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Wind, warm weather improve Delhi’s air quality |
Damini Nath |
The Hindu , Sunday, November 27, 2016 |
For the first time since Diwali, Delhiites woke up to improved air quality on Saturday, with levels of harmful pollutants coming down from the hazardous levels observed in the beginning of November to ...More
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Ways to deal with the increasing air pollution |
MrinaliniSundar |
The Times of India , Saturday, November 26, 2016 |
On one side there is demonetisation that everyone is talking about, and on the other hand, there are concerns about the increasing dust and pollution levels in the city. Smog, dust and the contaminate ...More
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‘Hike parking 4 times if air quality severe’ |
Jayashree Nandi |
The Times of India , Saturday, November 26, 2016 |
NEW DELHI: The Central Pollution Control Board has recommended to the Supreme Court that parking fee in Delhi/NCR be hiked 3-4 times when air quality is in the "severe" or "very poor" category between ...More
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SC bans sale of firecrackers in Delhi-NCR |
PTI |
Press Trust of India , Saturday, November 26, 2016 |
New Delhi, Nov 25 (PTI) In a stern action to curb air pollution during the ongoing wedding season, the Supreme Court today suspended the licences of all firecracker sellers in Delhi and National Capit ...More
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Hourly pollution data from 33 nations at your fingertips |
TNN |
The Times of India , Saturday, November 26, 2016 |
NEW DELHI: Delhi's fight against air pollution vis-a-vis Beijinghas been well documented. Now, data is available to show hourly air pollution levels in these cities. For example, PM2.5 levels around B ...More
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