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Farm fires contribute 33% to Delhi’s PM 2.5By : Sustainability ..., Nov 8, 2018
If you were wondering why the pollution situation had again become grim after two days of relative calm, here’s part of your answer: a change in wind direction has resulted in the capital... Read more.. |
National Buildings Construction Corporation issues new guidelines for contractors to curb air pollutionBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 2, 2018
With all construction activities halted in the national capital for 10 days starting November 1 in view of rising air pollution, NBCC has come up with new guidelines for contractors at all its... Read more.. |
10-day campaign to combat air pollution as Delhi gasps for breathBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 2, 2018
Deteriorating air quality in the National Capital Region (NCR) has set alarm bells ringing, pushing the centre to launch an aggressive Clean Air Campaign to combat the increasing air pollution... Read more.. |
Dust from unpaved roads, traffic congestion main local factors behind pollution in Delhi-NCRBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 18, 2018
Dust from unpaved roads, construction activities and traffic congestion are some of the main local factors causing the air quality of Delhi-NCR to deteriorate as reported by 41 inspection teams... Read more.. Subject Tags: air pollution , air quality index , Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) , environment , India , pollution control |
Owing to pollution, MAMC to soon have a Department of Environment HealthBy : Sustainability ..., Jul 4, 2018
As the pollution in the national Capital keeps on getting bad to worse, Maulana Azad Medical College (MAMC) is coming up with the Department of Occupational and Environment Health. The full-... Read more.. Subject Tags: air pollution , air quality index |
Ban On Diesel Generators, Brick Kilns Lifted As Delhi Air Improves: Environment Pollution Control AuthorityBy : sustainabilityo..., Mar 1, 2018
Starting today, the Badarpur power plant that has been shut for over four months can start temporary operation, ban on diesel generators will be lifted, and hundreds of brick kilns can resume... Read more.. |
Air Pollution Monitoring System to be set up in GuwahatiBy : sustainabilityo..., Feb 27, 2018
International non-governmental organisation (NGO) Clean Air Asia (CAA) has proposed to set up a low-cost system to monitor air pollution in Guwahati and make the data accessible to all,... Read more.. Subject Tags: air pollution , air quality index |
Air quality in Delhi deteriorates, enters red zoneBy : sustainabilityo..., Oct 6, 2017
The System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting Research (SAFAR), under the Ministry of Earth Sciences which monitors air pollution said that the air quality of the National Capital has become... Read more.. |
Delhi, Faridabad among 5 cities with worst air pollution, says governmentBy : sustainabilityo..., Mar 28, 2017
Delhi and Faridabad were among the top five cities with the worst air pollution in the country between 2015 and 2016, the Rajya Sabha was informed today. “Cities can be ranked on the basis of... Read more.. Subject Tags: air pollution , air quality index |
Gurgaon: 3rd most polluted city on New YearBy : sustainabilityo..., Jan 2, 2017
Fireworks burst by New Year's Eve revellers pushed Gurgaon up the charts to the third most polluted city in India, as air quality index (AQI) hit 367, which is considered `very poor'.... Read more.. |