Pollution
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Governance
Govt to act against noise pollution by capping the volume of vehicle horns to 50 decibels
Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari, said that along with air pollution, noise pollution is a major irritant…
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India
Conclusion of Kanwar Yatra leaves behind 30,000 mt ton garbage in Haridwar
A record 4 crore Shiva devotees visited the holy city for the annual Kanwar Yatra this year.
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Health
Red Sky dominates New York as smoke from Canadian wildfire rolls in
Tens of millions of people in North America are at risk of dangerous air quality as wildfires rage across the…
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Automobile
West Bengal govt launches buses with air purifiers in Kolkata to beat pollution
West Bengal to control pollution levels by installing air purifiers inside local transportation systems.
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World News
World Environment Day 2023 urges global efforts to beat plastic pollution
World Environment Day is global celebration led by the UNEP. It is celebrated every year since 1974.
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Science
Recycled plastic more toxic, increases micro-plastic pollution: Greenpeace report
Greenpeace has asserted that the only way to truly manage the plastic crisis is by putting a cap on plastic…
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Governance
Soon there’ll be only electric-commercial vehicles/cabs in Delhi: Government sets deadline
The new policy will go for an all-electric push in national capital and end dependency on petrol/diesel.
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India
39 Indian cities dominate list of world’s top 50 most polluted cities
Lahore in Pakistan and Hotan in China are the top two most-polluted cities after which ranks Rajasthan's Bhiwadi and Delhi…
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Health
Toxic air pollutants found in brain & lungs of unborn infants: Study
Black carbon particles are inhaled by mothers during the gestation period and passed on to foetuses through the bloodstream or…
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Health
Global Pollution responsible for killing 9 million people every year, claims study
China and India top the list with an estimated 2.4 million and a close 2.2 million deaths respectively. Three-quarters of…
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