Tag: Air quality
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China’s growth dirties partners’ air quality
There are many reasons behind these troubling trends, but one looms especially large: China’s booming economy
September 3, 2018 -
Outdoor air pollution killed 4.2mn people in 2016, says UN
A United Nations report published on Wednesday said in 2016, an estimated 4.2 million people died as a result of high levels of ambient air pollution.
June 21, 2018 -
Air quality in Delhi remains severe
The national capital woke up to a partly cloudy sky on Saturday with the minimum temperature recorded at 33.4 degrees Celsius, six notches above the season’s average. The air-quality remained severe across the National Capital Region (NCR), according to System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR). “The sky will remain partly cloudy …
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June 16, 2018 -
Dust haze: Air quality dips in Punjab, Haryana
With a blanket of dust haze covering Punjab and Haryana for the third day on Friday due to dust storms originating from Rajasthan and adjoining areas since Wednesday, the air quality has worsened in both the states. While the dust haze continued to disrupt flight operations at the Chandigarh airport which had seen 30 cancellations …
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June 15, 2018 -
Capt to launch ‘Mission Tandarust Punjab’ on Tuesday
To make Punjab the healthiest state in the country with healthy people, the state government will launch its ambitious “Mission Tandarust (healthy) Punjab” on Tuesday. To be launched by the Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on the occasion of ”World Environment Day”, the main goal of the mission will be to provide clean drinking water, improve …
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June 4, 2018 -
Unlivable Planet
The man has been endowed with reason, with the power to create, so that he can add to what he’s been given. But up to now, he hasn’t been a creator, only a destroyer. ~ Anton Chekhov It is generally believed that life today is healthier than in the past. The view is endorsed by …
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March 19, 2018 -
DYFI seeks better Siliguri air quality
Protesting the ever-growing traffic congestion and high levels of air pollution in Siliguri town, the Darjeeling District Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) launched a signature drive on Monday. It demanded that authorities concerned check smoke emission papers of all vehicles, including government ones. In a symbolic demonstration that tried to show the bad air …
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February 27, 2018 -
No respite from ‘very poor’ Mumbai air quality till Friday evening
The air quality over Mumbai remained visibly poor for the third day as haze covered most parts of India’s commercial capital. Though the cloud cover subsided, people in the city woke up to a smog-filled city forcing a drop in visibility and a rise in breathing problems. Air Quality Index (AQI) data at Bandra, Mumbai …
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February 8, 2018 -
Delhi Police accepts CPCB request to share data on air quality
Delhi Traffic Police has come up with an idea of hourly updating air quality index, category of quality ~ good, poor and very poor ~ along with an advisory for public on its Twitter handle. A Central Pollution Control Board officer told The Statesman that ” the Capital is facing severe complication but no authority …
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January 21, 2018 -
Pollution panic grips Kolkatans
State environment minister and mayor Sovan Chatterjee, refuting allegations that Kolkata air quality has degraded severely paving way for high air pollution, on Friday said that the city is in a much better condition as compared to Delhi and other big states while air quality statistics shared by the US Consulate in the city is …
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January 20, 2018 -
Kolkata mayor dismisses pollution panic
State environment minister and mayor Sovan Chatterjee, refuting allegations that Kolkata air quality has degraded severely paving way for high air pollution, today said that the city is in a much better condition as compared to Delhi and other big states while air quality statistics shared by the US Consulate in the city is only …
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January 20, 2018 -
Dense fog in Delhi, air-quality turns ‘severe’
There was a dense fog cover over the city on Friday as the air-quality turned severe. The minimum temperature was recorded at 7.4 degrees Celsius, the season’s average. The humidity at 8.30 a.m. was 100 per cent, causing the sudden spike in the pollution levels. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) told IANS that the sky …
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January 19, 2018 -
NCR air quality severe, will improve from Wednesday
As the national capital and the region around it continued to suffer from “severe” level air quality since the past two days, weather agencies predicted improvement from Wednesday onwards. According to System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR) the improvement would not be much, as the air quality would remain toxic under …
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January 2, 2018 -
Air quality back to ‘severe plus or emergency’ across NCR
Air quality in the National Capital Region (NCR), including Delhi, deteriorated to ‘severe plus or emergency’ category on Thursday after a hiatus of 36 days. Earlier, the NCR faced an “emergency or severe plus” air pollution situation between November 7 and 14. With the NCR wreathed in smog since Wednesday, pollution levels witnessed a spike …
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December 21, 2017 -
Delhi’s air quality worsens as smog returns
Air quality across the National Capital Region (NCR) worsened on Wednesday with the return of “smog situation” and particle pollution crossing “severe plus or emergency” mark across several locations, officials said. According to the Supreme Court-appointed Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA), Delhi and surrounding regions will see smog – the noxious mixture of pollutant in …
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December 20, 2017 -
Two days after moderate rain, NCR air quality again ‘very poor’
The air quality in the National Capital Region, including Delhi, again went down to “very poor” by Wednesday morning from “poor” for a day only in the wake of moderate rain on Monday. According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the air quality at 11 of the 21 monitoring stations across NCR was “very …
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December 13, 2017 -
Delhi-NCR air quality ‘improves’ to poor, but likely to worsen again
The air quality of Delhi-NCR improved from “very poor” to “poor” on Tuesday even after 7.8 mm rainfall over past 24 hours, but is liken to worsen again, said officials. According to the officials, the reason for not enough improvement is only a slight dip in high level of pollutants already present in the air …
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December 13, 2017