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Rai concerned about rising pollution, writes to Environment minister

In his letter, Rai stated that due to the steps taken by the Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, the number of good air quality days has increased and poor air quality days have gone down in the last four years, but as per Centre for Science and Environment’s report, 31 percent of air pollution comes from outside Delhi.

Fight pollution with these 5 superfoods

Jaggery, commonly known as gur in India, is a rich source of iron. Jaggery can help improve the hemoglobin level in the blood, thereby increasing the oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood. This helps in getting rid of breathing-related issues that occur due to pollution.

In areas with heavy plastic pollution, more microbes can degrade plastics

"Using our models, we found multiple lines of evidence supporting the fact that the global microbiome's plastic-degrading potential correlates strongly with measurements of environmental plastic pollution -- a significant demonstration of how the environment is responding to the pressures we are placing on it"

Importance of Sustainability in today’s time

Those who are aware, understand the value of being sustainable today. If in the present moment also we won't understand the meaning of being sustainable, then tomorrow will be too late. 

Global CO2 emissions to rise by 1.5 bn tonnes in 2021: IEA

The CO2 emissions, riding on the increasing demand for coal in electricity generation, will increase by almost 5 per cent in 2021 to 33 billion tonnes. Asia, more specifically China, is set to lead the demand for coal by more than 80 per cent, in 2021.