Latest Articles in air pollution
Air pollution costs Indian business 95 Billion USD each year, major report shows
The report is the first to estimate the business cost of pollution in India, with the aim to motivate companies and policymakers to actively champion clean air.
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Smart road construction can reduce dust pollution in India
Introducing new eco-friendly products are the need of the hour in India. Compared to conventional processes, dust suppression solutions offer a set of distinct advantages and lucrative benefits, including easy application and long-life protection across extreme climatic conditions.
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Ensuring Safe Water And Air For The Cities
Eureka Forbes Limited has launched specific programme to launch safe water and safe air initiative for Indian cities. Manish Arora talks to its CEO, Marzin Shroff
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Ban Open Burning Of All Wastes: Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
Vehicle emission and burning of toxic waste are the key factors fuelling air pollution, says Mazumdar-Shaw, Chairperson and Managing Director of biotechnology firm, Biocon.
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Delhi's air quality plunged sharply in 2016
As per pollution data, shared by Union Environment Minister Anil Dave in reply to a question in Lok Sabha, concentration of PM 2.5 and PM 10 steadily rose in Delhi since 2014, where 2016 stands out for a rapid build up compared to the previous years.
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In Delhi, daily 8 people on average die due to pollution: SC
A bench of Justices M B Lokur and P C Pant quoted a study of a Boston-based institute which said that every year around 3000 people die in Delhi due to air pollution-related diseases.
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UK experts to help Delhi in fighting air pollution risks
Indian and British experts are joining hands on a project to help tackle health problems associated with air pollution in Delhi, which affect some 46 million people in and around the country's capital city.
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Gurgaon admin imposes Section 144 to check waste burning
With high levels of pollution impacting the city, Gurgaon district administration today exercised section of 144 of CrPC here and banned the burning of waste, garbage and other materials openly.
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From 'poor' to 'very poor', Delhi chokes as air quality falls
System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research, under the Ministry of Earth Sciences, has recorded Delhi's air quality as "very poor" as the level of particulate matters spiked across the city
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'Toxic cocktail' makes Delhi world's most polluted city: Study
According to University of Surrey study, the world's most polluted city suffers a toxic blend of geography, growth, poor energy sources and unfavourable weather
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