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SC rejects plea to reconsider decision to set up smog towers in De
Updated : 1 day, 17 hours ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 10 (ANI) The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a plea to reconsider its earlier decision of setting up of smog tower in Delhi to deal with or control the air pollution in the national capital.
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Study reveals drivers who keep windows down exposed to 80 pc more
Updated : 2 days, 4 hours ago IST
London [UK], Aug 10 (ANI): Car users from the world's least affluent cities are exposed to a disproportionate amount of in-car air pollution because they rely heavily on opening their windows for ventilation, finds a first-of-its-kind study from the University of Surrey.
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For self-reliant India, MSMEs and industries to be made import sub
Updated : 3 days, 4 hours ago IST
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 9 (ANI): In order to make India self-reliant, the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and industries have to be made import substitute, cost-effective, pollution-free and indigenous, said Union Minister Nitin Gadkari.
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Delhi govt to give financial incentives to buyers of electric vehi
Updated : 4 days, 21 hours ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 7 (ANI): The Delhi government's new Electric Vehicle (EV) Policy aimed at boosting the economy and reducing pollution, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said in a press conference on Friday. To encourage the usage of e-vehicles, the Chief Minister announced financial i
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Kejriwal launches electric vehicle policy in Delhi, calls it 'most
Updated : 4 days, 21 hours ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 7 (ANI): The Electric Vehicle Policy was notified by the Delhi government on Friday, with the aim to give a boost to the National Capital's economy and reduce pollution levels, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said while addressing the media.
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Andhra government to hold special drives for inspection of industr
Updated : 1 week ago IST
Amravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Aug 4 (ANI): In the wake of recent accidents in different industries in Andhra Pradesh, the state government on Tuesday decided to organize special drives for inspection of industrial units in the state to check if they were following the prescribed environ
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Surface clean-up technology will not solve ocean plastic problem,
Updated : 1 week ago IST
Exeter [England], August 4 (ANI): Analysing the impact of the currently used devices that collect waste from the ocean surface, a team of researchers in their new study has explained it won't solve the plastic pollution problems.
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Project to install smog tower in Delhi will take 10 months: Centre
Updated : 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 4 (ANI): The Central government on Tuesday submitted before the Supreme Court that it will apprise it by August 10, when the work can be started on installing smog tower to control air pollution in the national capital.
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Air pollution does not respect borders, regional cooperation requi
Updated : 1 week, 5 days ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 31 (ANI): Underlining that Air pollution does not respect borders be it cities states or countries, experts from various South Asian countries have called for regional collaboration with the data creating models to improve the air qualities.
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SC warns IIT Bombay of contempt action for backing out of smog tow
Updated : 1 week, 6 days ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 29 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday warned Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay of contempt proceedings after learning that it has backed out of a court-ordered project to install smog tower to control air pollution in the national capital.
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Erring officials may face prosecution, warns NGT on plea against d
Updated : 1 week, 6 days ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 29 (ANI): The National Green Tribunal (NGT), hearing a plea against the illegal dump yards on the bank of River Khoh, has warned that erring officials in Uttarakhand authorities may face prosecution if they failed to comply with the rules related to waste management a
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Effects of air pollution and regular exercise on high blood pressu
Updated : 2 weeks, 4 days ago IST
Texas [USA], July 25 (ANI): Exercising regularly can lower the risk of high blood pressure, even if people live in areas where air pollution is relatively high, according to recent research.
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