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Pollution: Over 23.5 Lakh Premature Deaths In India In 2019

India saw over 23.5 lakh premature deaths due to pollution of all types -- including 16.7 lakh fatalities caused by…

2 years ago
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Pollution Causing More Deaths Than Covid-19: UN Expert

Pollution by states and companies is contributing to more deaths globally than COVID-19, a U.N. environmental report published on Tuesday…

2 years ago
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South Asia’s Toxic Battery Recycling Problem

Lakhan feels like he has won a lottery today. The 45-year-old scrap buyer has purchased a dead car battery from…

2 years ago
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‘Plastics Curb Is Key To Climate Change Fight’

Progressive reduction of fossil fuel-based plastics is crucial to tackling climate change, the EU's top environmental official said, ahead of…

2 years ago
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Delhi Govt Forms Yamuna Cell To Clean River

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday announced the formation of a Yamuna Cleaning Cell (YCC) to expedite inter-departmental decision…

2 years ago
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Kejriwal Announces Plan To Clean Up Yamuna By 2025

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said his government has prepared a six-point plan to clean the Yamuna river…

2 years ago
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Delhi’s Smog Worsens, Prepare For Emergency, Says Pollution Board

The Centre's pollution control board on Friday ordered states and local bodies to be in "complete readiness" for emergency measures…

2 years ago
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Pollution Dominates India’s Climate Worries: Global Study

In India, people increasingly worry about the damage that humans cause to the planet and environmental concerns tend to be…

3 years ago
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“Countries Trying To ‘Greenwash’ Pollution”

The head of the environmental group Greenpeace has warned against efforts by countries and corporations at the forthcoming U.N. climate…

3 years ago
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UN Hails End Of Poisonous Leaded Gas Use In Cars Worldwide

Leaded gasoline has finally reached the end of the road, according to the U.N. environment office, after the last country…

3 years ago
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Scientists Find Dangerous Pollutants In Disposable Face Masks

Scientists at Swansea University, Wales, UK, have uncovered potentially dangerous chemical pollutants that are released from disposable face masks when…

3 years ago
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New Delhi Is World’s Most Polluted Capital, Again

New Delhi was the world’s most polluted capital city for the second straight year in 2019, according to a Switzerland-based…

4 years ago
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Water Released Into Yamuna Before Trump’s Visit

The Uttar Pradesh Irrigation Department has released 500 cusecs of water into the Yamuna from the Ganganahar in Bulandshahr to…

4 years ago
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Australia Bushfire Smoke Shoots Sydney Into Top 10 Global Pollution Index

The Australian state of New South Wales was gasping under the worst levels of air pollution ever recorded on Friday…

4 years ago
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Fossil Fuel Polluters From U.S. To China Far Off Climate Targets: UN

The world’s major fossil fuel producers are set to bust global environmental goals with excessive coal, oil and gas extraction…

4 years ago
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Finance Commission Likely To Reject $12 Billion Package To Help Utilities Cut Pollution: Source

India’s Finance Commission has told the power ministry that its proposal to award utilities 835 billion rupees ($11.6 billion) in…

4 years ago
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Decision On Odd-Even Extension To Be Taken On Monday: Kejriwal

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said a final call on extending the odd-even scheme would be taken on Monday as…

4 years ago
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Indian Capital In ‘Day-To-Day Battle’ With Smog As Cool Weather Sets In

Cooler temperatures and lighter wind trapped heavy smog over the Indian capital on Wednesday, pushing pollution to “severe” levels in…

4 years ago
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Trapped And Helpless: How Families Are Fighting Delhi’s Pollution Horror

When a toxic smog darkened the skies over the Indian capital last weekend and air pollution peaked to its highest…

4 years ago
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Breeze Clears Some Pollution From Delhi But Air Still Hazardous

The air quality in the Indian capital, New Delhi, improved slightly on Tuesday as the wind picked up to blow…

5 years ago
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Delhi Offers Diwali Laser Shows To Stop Residents From Burning Crackers

Delhi authorities are offering residents laser light shows to mark the Hindu festival of Diwali this weekend and wean them…

5 years ago
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Pollution Levels In India’s Capital Hit The Worst This Year

Pollution levels in India’s capital New Delhi have hit their worst for the second time in October — earning a…

5 years ago
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Delhi’s Air Quality ‘Very Poor’ Again, Likely To Decline Sharply Over Weekend

The national capital's air quality slipped into the "very poor" category on Friday morning, and was expected to decline sharply…

5 years ago
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India Shelves Plan On Countrywide Ban On Single-Use Plastic Products

India has held off imposing a blanket ban on single-use plastics to combat pollution, officials said on Tuesday, a measure…

5 years ago

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