Air quality in Europe: 2020 report
Better air quality has led to a significant reduction of premature deaths over the past decade in Europe. However, the European Environment Agency’s (EEA) latest official data show that almost all Europeans
Carbon Monoxide
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India to Gun for Climate Fund, Tech Aid at Major Economies' Meet
Ministers from the 17 major emitters, including Indian environment minister Prakash Javadekar, are meeting in Washington DC on Sunday and Monday to address some contentious issues and find a way to ensure
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Soma mine bosses appear in Turkey court on murder charges
Former managers of a Turkish coal mine where 301 people died last year have appeared in court on murder charges. The eight ex-managers were ordered to testify in person, after plans for them to appear
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Ghaziabad RWAs call for ban on plastic burning
Following the imposition of a ban on plying of diesel-run vehicles older than 10 years in the NCR by National Green Tribunal last week, Ghaziabad residents have urged the municipal commissioner to impose
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Lab photosynthesis begins to bloom
The world’s fight against global warming would be dramatically easier if a cheap technology was available to turn carbon dioxide into something useful. In fact, researchers and firms are trying to do
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CSE welcomes release of National Air Quality Index
The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has welcomed the release of the much-awaited National Air Quality Index (AQI), which will be used to inform people about daily air quality and provide advisories
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CPCB officials stress need for uniform air quality data
India does not have a mechanism to reduce peak pollution The new National Air Quality Index launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, gives current as well as 24-hour average data on particulate
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Choking India gets air quality index
With Prime Minister Narendra Modi launching a national Air Quality Index (AQI), India on Monday joined a global league of nations which includes US, France, China and Mexico that have implemented such
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Why each truck injects a toxic dose into the night
Trucks contribute more than 60 per cent of the pollutants spewed by diesel vehicles inside Delhi, and have created what is being labelled as “a third peak hour” in the night when an estimated 80,000 of
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USA, Russia announce emission cuts ahead of Paris meet
USA and Russia have joined the league of countries who have declared their commitments to a climate action plan to cut post-2020 greenhouse gas emissions. Though the duo's promises do not hold any surprises,
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Pollution causes identified in 9 major cities
EMISSIONS from planes, trains and automobiles — as well as boats and trucks — are the biggest cause of air pollution in Shanghai, China’s Ministry of Environmental Protection announced yesterday. Speaking