Tag: Pollution
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Punjab’s Farm Fires Major Reason Behind Delhi-NCR’s Air Pollution; Centre to Send Flying Squads to Monitor Situation
[ad_1] The Centre will send flying squads to Punjab and Haryana for monitoring stubble burning cases and submitting daily reports amid information which suggested that the crop burning in Punjab is the major reason behind Delhi-NCR’s air pollution. This decision was taken at a meeting chaired by the cabinet secretary on Wednesday. In attendance at…
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Will odd-even rule help to curb air pollution in Delhi-NCR?
[ad_1] Delhi government has implemented the odd-even rule in the city as air pollution remains at a ‘severe’ level even on the fourth day. There are summer holidays, winter holidays, and Diwali holidays. Similarly, pollution holidays fall in Delhi in October-November. That means Pollution Vacation which has already started in Delhi. When children across the…
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BMC issues fresh guidelines for construction sites to tackle air pollution
[ad_1] According to BMC guidelines, BMC asked construction sites to ensure that at least 35 feet high tin/metal sheets are erected around the periphery of construction projects having a height of more than 70 mtr. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) issued new guidelines on Wednesday to curb air pollution from construction sites in Mumbai. The…
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If Biden Wins Election, Industry Pollution Will Be a Target for Climate Policies
[ad_1] If President Biden wins a second term, his climate policies would take aim at steel and cement plants, factories and oil refineries — heavily polluting industries that have never before had to rein in their heat-trapping greenhouse gases. New controls on industrial facilities, which his advisers have begun to map out and described in…
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G20 Summit, Global Biofuels Alliance: “Biofuels Alliance Will Reduce World Pollution”: Nitin Gadkari To NDTV
[ad_1] Biofuels are a renewable energy source derived from organic matter. New Delhi: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, in an exclusive interview with NDTV, spoke about the importance of biofuels in reducing world pollution and making India a carbon-neutral nation. The Global Biofuels Alliance was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the 18th G20 Leaders’…
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Vigilantes target traffic cameras as London’s anti-air pollution zone extends to suburbs
[ad_1] London — London’s traffic cameras are under attack. Police say hundreds of license plate-reading cameras have been damaged, disconnected or stolen by opponents of an anti-pollution charge on older vehicles that comes into force across the metropolis on Tuesday. The vandalism by vigilantes calling themselves the Blade Runners shows that emotions are running high…
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How new tech could fix microplastic pollution threat – Channel 4 News
[ad_1] They might be called microplastics, but they pose a mega threat to the environment. So what can be done about those tiny fragments of plastic which are polluting our beaches, rivers and oceans – putting at risk the wildlife who then ingest them. But one Bristol company is using some innovative technology to tackle…
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Virgin Galactic space tourism flight lifts off, but pollution and risks raise questions
[ad_1] Virgin Galactic space tourism flight lifts off, but pollution and risks raise questions – CBS News Watch CBS News Virgin Galactic launched its first space tourism mission Thursday with an 80-year-old former British Olympian and a mother and daughter from Antigua and Barbuda onboard. Alain A. Grenier, a professor in the School of Management…
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Hush, Mumbai! ‘No Honking Day’ on Aug 9 to Curb Noise Pollution, Police Action Against Violators
[ad_1] Mumbai will be observing No Honking Day on 9th August (Wednesday) and 16th August. (PTI/File) Announcing the initiative, Mumbai Traffic Police said honking significantly contributes to noise pollution and health problems The Mumbai Traffic Police on Tuesday announced it will observe ‘No Honking Day’ on Wednesday and August 16 in an “attempt to reduce…
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A Mississippi community takes on a U.K. energy giant over pollution concerns
[ad_1] During the last weeks of July, a handful of residents from Gloster, a majority-Black, low-income community in southwest Mississippi, prepared for a meeting with Drax Group, a U.K.-based energy company that operates a wood pellet production plant in the small town. They planned to present the company with a list of demands meant to…