
Delhi Homes Record Poor Indoor Air Quality; Low Willingness For Demanding Clean Air
In a study of Delhi households across varying socioeconomic strata, researchers observe high levels of indoor air pollution and yet low demand for clear air or adoption of defensive behaviors.
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Reducing P.A.A.P. – People Apathy Towards Air Pollution
Every health-related suffering draw ‘sympathy’. We brush aside the fact that over 1.7 million people die in India due to air pollution each year. We read and ignore with ‘apathy’ as the figure does not affect us or anyone around us.
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CAQM To Implement Project In Delhi To Control Air Pollution From Dispersed Sources
The project focuses on sensitization exercises to help ground-level officials understand the linkages between their daily tasks and the quality of air.
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Panel Suggests Implementing Grap Measures To Curb Air Pollution In Delhi From October 15
According to the minutes of the meeting, Gargava mentioned that with the onset of winter, the implementing agencies must intensify their efforts to control air-polluting activities.
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NITI Aayog Brings Out Manual on 'Sustainable Urban Plastic Waste Management'
This innovative model was later adopted by Indore through which plastic waste is recycled, processed and reused in the construction of roads, thus benefiting over two million people.
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10-Yr-Old Diesel, 15-Yr-Old Petrol Vehicles To Be Impounded: Noida's Winter Plan To Check Pollution
The police have also been asked to ensure implementation of orders of the Supreme Court regarding prohibition or restriction in the sale and use of fire crackers in NCR.
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Moms Ask Clean Air For Children, Demand Environment Minister To Ensure Power Plants Follow Norms
#NoExtensionsToPolluters, an online petition signed by 1000 women highlighting the impact that toxic pollutants can have on their children was handed over to officials from Ministry of Environment Forest & Climate Change (MOEF&CC)
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Every Year, Delhi Breathes Its Worst Air From Nov 1 To 15: DPCC Data
The main reason for the high air pollution level is waste burning because this is the time when Delhi records its lowest temperatures and festivals, the official said.
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Dust From NW India, Pakistan, Arabian Sea Main Aerosol Sources In Central Himalayan Region
“Future research should focus more on the characterization of the aerosol elemental composition for the identification of specific combustion and natural (e.g., dust, local vs. transported) sources,” says Dr. Umesh Chandra Dumka.
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Pollution: Delhi Cabinet Approves Pact For Real-Time Source Apportionment Project
A team of experts from IIT-Kanpur, IIT-Delhi, The Energy & Resources Institute (TERI), and IISER Mohali will execute the study. The DPCC is the nodal agency for finalising and implementing its terms of reference.
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