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Delhi govt plans 20 centres to monitor PM 2.5 and PM 10By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 28, 2016
Authorities in the national capital plan to have around 20 monitoring stations that will exclusively measure the levels of ultrafine particulates PM 2.5 and PM 10, the dominant pollutants in... Read more.. |
PEC to create pollution profile of Chandigarh cityBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 25, 2016
PEC University of Technology will develop air and sound quality friendly route recommendation system for the city. The university has bagged a research project entitled 'City Probe: A city-scale... Read more.. Subject Tags: air pollution , Urban Development |
Central Pollution Control Board readies action plan to fight bad airBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 23, 2016
After being rapped for not adopting any emergency smog control measure, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) is preparing an action plan that will be submitted to the Supreme Court on... Read more.. |
Beijing to ban polluting cars during smog alertsBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 23, 2016
Beijing will next year ban highly polluting old cars from being driven whenever air quality alerts are issued in the city or neighbouring regions, the city's environmental protection bureau said... Read more.. |
'Significant' level of stubble burning in Haryana, Punjab: GovernmentBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 22, 2016
There was "significant" level of stubble burning this year in Punjab and Haryana, however, there is no "conclusive" study to suggest that it "always" impacts quality of air in Delhi, Rajya Sabha... Read more.. Subject Tags: air pollution , GHG emissions |
Kerala to get advanced air quality monitoring systemsBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 11, 2016
Kerala will get four new state-of-the-art real-time ambient air quality monitoring systems (AAQMS) by the end of this financial year. While Thiruvananthapuram has an AAQMS with less parameters,... Read more.. |
Need stringent enforcement of emergency measures for pollution control: Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 7, 2016
Lauding the Delhi government's announcement of taking emergency steps to tackle the severe air pollution, a green body on Sunday said these will need strict enforcement and vehicle restraint... Read more.. |
UK, Indian scientists investigating air-pollution causesBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 4, 2016
British and Indian scientists are working to understand the sources, causes and effects of pollution after fireworks during Diwali and Guy Fawkes’ night sharply reduced visibility in the two... Read more.. Subject Tags: air pollution , Research |
Action plan for New Delhi for Air pollutionBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 3, 2016
The Delhi government on Tuesday announced an action plan to deal with the severe pollution this winter. This includes a crackdown on construction sites violating norms, reviving the Swachch... Read more.. |
Delhi Pollution Levels Soar, Centre Summons 5 Northern StatesBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 1, 2016
After a nearly 21-fold increase in pollution levels here on Diwali, the Centre summoned governments of Punjab, Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh over enforcing ban on stubble burning... Read more.. Subject Tags: air pollution , CPCB |