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Government Says Air Pollution Primarily Urban Phenomenon, Experts Disagree
Air pollution is primarily an urban phenomenon and the government is focusing on monitoring ambient air quality in urban areas, Parliament has been informed.
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Green Court Extends Ban On Firecrackers In Delhi-NCR, Other Cities Until Covid Situation Improves
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has extended its ban on the sale and use of firecrackers in the national capital region and all cities and towns across the country where the ambient air quality falls under the "poor and worse" category until the situation created due to the COVID-19 pandemic improves.
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Centre To Install 1,500 Manual Air Quality Monitoring Systems By 2024
The Centre is aiming to install 300 more realtime ambient air quality monitoring systems across the country by 2024 as the country battles deteriorating air quality.
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Pollution Dips In Tamil Nadu Day After Diwali; Over 1,000 Cases Filed
Air pollution levels dipped across Tamil Nadu on Diwali, the state pollution control board said Wednesday, a day after the festival was celebrated in the state for the first time after the Supreme Court order on the two hour window for bursting crackers came into force.
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Green Court Orders Assessment Of "Carrying Capacity" Of 102 Cities
Concerned over the threat posed to limited natural resources due to their overuse, the National Green Tribunal has directed for assessment of carrying capacity of 102 cities, including Delhi, where air quality does not meet the National Ambient Air Quality Standards.
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Here's How Much Longer You'd Live If There Was No Air Pollution In India
Ambient air pollution shortens an average Indian's life by over 1.5 years, say scientists who suggest that better air quality could lead to a significant extension of human lifespan around the world.
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Air Sample Around Delhi Waste Plant To Be Checked Every 4 Months: Court
The Green Court (National Green Tribunal-NGT) has directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to collect and analyse the ambient air quality samples around the Okhla waste-to-energy plant once in four months.
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Blog: Diesel Has To Be Our Public Enemy No.1
Diesel exhaust is one of the deadliest, ambient air pollution we are closest to.
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Decreased Vehicular Emission Did Not Affect Pollution: CPCB
The green court had asked CPCB to present the ambient air quality data after during the hearing for a petition filed by scientist Mahendra Pandey.
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Green Panel Seeks Ambient Air Quality Data Ahead Of Odd-Even Scheme
With the odd-even scheme set to return in the national capital from April 15, the National Green Tribunal today set up a committee of officials and asked it to collect samples of ambient air quality from different locations in the city.
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Delhi Air Quality In 2015 Was Better Than Previous Four Years, Says Panel
The Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) on Thursday told the Delhi High Court that the ambient air quality in the year 2015 was not as bad as the previous four years.
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Provide Air Quality Report During Odd-Even Scheme: Green Panel To Government
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) today directed the Delhi government to submit a report on ambient air quality in the national capital during the implementation of the odd-even scheme.
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Wind Disperses Pollutants Marginally, Air Quality Remains 'Very Poor' In Delhi
Pollutants in Delhi's air today "decreased marginally" due to slight increase in wind speed even as ambient air quality remained 'very poor' with the amount of respirable particulate matter PM 2.5 was recorded at 269 micrograms per cubic metre (ug/m3).
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Government Revises Norms For Coal-Run Power Plants To Cut Pollution
In a bid to minimise pollution, the government has notified revised standards for coal-based thermal power plants and made it "most stringent" for those plants which will be installed in the future.
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Blog: Why Stop At Banning Diesel Cars? More, Please
Ambient pollution is not a Delhi problem alone. The air quality index reports danger levels many times the health limit across North India. From the plains of Punjab to Bihar, that's roughly 400 million people.
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Government Says Air Pollution Primarily Urban Phenomenon, Experts Disagree
Air pollution is primarily an urban phenomenon and the government is focusing on monitoring ambient air quality in urban areas, Parliament has been informed.
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Green Court Extends Ban On Firecrackers In Delhi-NCR, Other Cities Until Covid Situation Improves
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has extended its ban on the sale and use of firecrackers in the national capital region and all cities and towns across the country where the ambient air quality falls under the "poor and worse" category until the situation created due to the COVID-19 pandemic improves.
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Centre To Install 1,500 Manual Air Quality Monitoring Systems By 2024
The Centre is aiming to install 300 more realtime ambient air quality monitoring systems across the country by 2024 as the country battles deteriorating air quality.
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Pollution Dips In Tamil Nadu Day After Diwali; Over 1,000 Cases Filed
Air pollution levels dipped across Tamil Nadu on Diwali, the state pollution control board said Wednesday, a day after the festival was celebrated in the state for the first time after the Supreme Court order on the two hour window for bursting crackers came into force.
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Green Court Orders Assessment Of "Carrying Capacity" Of 102 Cities
Concerned over the threat posed to limited natural resources due to their overuse, the National Green Tribunal has directed for assessment of carrying capacity of 102 cities, including Delhi, where air quality does not meet the National Ambient Air Quality Standards.
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Here's How Much Longer You'd Live If There Was No Air Pollution In India
Ambient air pollution shortens an average Indian's life by over 1.5 years, say scientists who suggest that better air quality could lead to a significant extension of human lifespan around the world.
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Air Sample Around Delhi Waste Plant To Be Checked Every 4 Months: Court
The Green Court (National Green Tribunal-NGT) has directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to collect and analyse the ambient air quality samples around the Okhla waste-to-energy plant once in four months.
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Blog: Diesel Has To Be Our Public Enemy No.1
Diesel exhaust is one of the deadliest, ambient air pollution we are closest to.
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Decreased Vehicular Emission Did Not Affect Pollution: CPCB
The green court had asked CPCB to present the ambient air quality data after during the hearing for a petition filed by scientist Mahendra Pandey.
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Green Panel Seeks Ambient Air Quality Data Ahead Of Odd-Even Scheme
With the odd-even scheme set to return in the national capital from April 15, the National Green Tribunal today set up a committee of officials and asked it to collect samples of ambient air quality from different locations in the city.
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Delhi Air Quality In 2015 Was Better Than Previous Four Years, Says Panel
The Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) on Thursday told the Delhi High Court that the ambient air quality in the year 2015 was not as bad as the previous four years.
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Provide Air Quality Report During Odd-Even Scheme: Green Panel To Government
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) today directed the Delhi government to submit a report on ambient air quality in the national capital during the implementation of the odd-even scheme.
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Wind Disperses Pollutants Marginally, Air Quality Remains 'Very Poor' In Delhi
Pollutants in Delhi's air today "decreased marginally" due to slight increase in wind speed even as ambient air quality remained 'very poor' with the amount of respirable particulate matter PM 2.5 was recorded at 269 micrograms per cubic metre (ug/m3).
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Government Revises Norms For Coal-Run Power Plants To Cut Pollution
In a bid to minimise pollution, the government has notified revised standards for coal-based thermal power plants and made it "most stringent" for those plants which will be installed in the future.
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Blog: Why Stop At Banning Diesel Cars? More, Please
Ambient pollution is not a Delhi problem alone. The air quality index reports danger levels many times the health limit across North India. From the plains of Punjab to Bihar, that's roughly 400 million people.
