New Year fireworks foul Beijing’s air
January 24th, 2012 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 24 (IANS) China's New Year fireworks not just left thousands of tonnes of scrap in capital Beijing but also pushed the city's air pollution to hazardous level. The ... Read more...
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Delhi Metro gets UN certificate for reducing pollution
September 25th, 2011 - 6:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) The Delhi Metro has been certified by the UN as the first Metro rail in the world that has helped in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) ... Read more...
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Air pollution now the worst on record in Shanghai
May 5th, 2011 - 12:23 pm ICT by IANS
Shanghai, May 5 (IANS) China has created waves on the world stage with its technological advance and rapid economic
rise, but overcoming its long persistent pollution still remains a dream for ... Read more...
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Britain could be fined for breaking pollution laws
April 25th, 2011 - 12:37 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 25 (ANI): Britain could be fined up to 175 million pounds by the International Olympic Committee if it continues to break air pollution laws.The prospect of the air pollution penalty ... Read more...
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Banning smoking in cars ‘only way to protect kids’
March 30th, 2011 - 6:24 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 30 (ANI): A new study has shown that kids who get into a car more than an hour after a parent has put out a cigarette still face a threat ... Read more...
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Now Delhiites can get to know the air they breathe
March 13th, 2011 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) Now people in Delhi can get to know the quality of air they breathe. Hourly air quality and weather updates will be provided on LCD ... Read more...
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Study: Wood-burning stoves ‘can cause cancer and heart disease’
February 7th, 2011 - 9:39 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Copenhagen, Feb 7 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A researcher has warned that inhaling smoke from burning wood may be dangerous.Professor Steffen Loft of Denmark warns that people who inhale wood smoke into their ... Read more...
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Soot level in air high in Indian cities, says study
January 17th, 2011 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) The level of soot in the air is significantly high in six Indian cities, including Delhi, and there is an immediate need to check the source of ... Read more...
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Pollution at ‘unhealthy levels’ in Delhi, says CSE (Lead)
December 13th, 2010 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) Pollution is rising to "unhealthy levels" in the Indian capital, and this can cause several health problems, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) said Monday.The levels ... Read more...
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Pollution levels rise in capital
December 13th, 2010 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) Pollution level is rising in Delhi, with particulate matter (PM) and nitrogen dioxide reaching unhealthy levels, a Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) report said Monday. According ... Read more...
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Pollution levels moderate during CWG, finds study
December 2nd, 2010 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) The air pollution level was within the permissible limits most of the time during the Commonwealth Games (CWG) but levels of particulate matter fluctuated during peak traffic ... Read more...
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Slight increase in Delhi’s pollution during Diwali-week
November 6th, 2010 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) There was a marginal increase in air pollution in the capital during the Diwali-week, the Delhi government's pollution monitoring body said Saturday."Carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxide concentration ... Read more...
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India’s South Pole expedition to study climate change
October 29th, 2010 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) India will send an expedition to the South Pole to study changes in climate patterns that have taken place in Antarctica in the last thousands of years, ... Read more...
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‘Want to live long: Stay away from noisy plane’s path’
October 12th, 2010 - 4:16 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 12 (IANS) Living with passenger jets thundering overhead could be risky for your heart.
Researchers found that heart attack fatalities were more widespread among people with greater exposure to ... Read more...
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Air at Games Village, venues polluted, shows study
October 11th, 2010 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) The quality of air near most of the Commonwealth Games venues and the Village has been found to be below acceptable standards, threatening the health of the ... Read more...
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Hyderabad’s air quality, traffic congestion causing concern (Lead)
October 7th, 2010 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 7 (IANS) The level of pollutants in the air and traffic congestion in Hyderabad are on the rise, posing serious health hazards and the hi-tech city needs to wake up, ... Read more...
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Hyderabad’s rising air pollution causing concern
October 7th, 2010 - 5:37 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 7 (IANS) The level of pollutants in the air in Hyderabad are on the rise, posing threat to the health of people in the hi-tech southern city, said a ... Read more...
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Aircraft pollution ‘to kill 8,000 people this year’
September 30th, 2010 - 5:12 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 30 (ANI): A recent study has estimated that at least 8000 people will die this year due to pollution emitted by aircrafts.Researchers from MIT say that nitrogen oxides and sulphur ... Read more...
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‘Trial air purifier cleans up to 97 per cent dust particles’
April 28th, 2010 - 1:51 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) An air purifier installed in the heart of the national capital in March has shown that the air had particles of uranium, lead and arsenic and that ... Read more...
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Don’t delay cleaner fuel norms for vehicles: CSE
March 31st, 2010 - 6:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) With Bharat stage IV norms for cleaner fuel coming into force in 13 cities April 1, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), an NGO, Wednesday urged ... Read more...
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Sulphur dioxide level drops in Delhi
January 22nd, 2010 - 5:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) The level of sulphur dioxide (SO2), a major pollutant, has decreased in the national capital, data released by the environment ministry revealed Friday.
While the sulphur ... Read more...
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Exposure to air pollution increases infants’ bronchiolitis risk
November 6th, 2009 - 5:42 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 6 (ANI): Increased exposure to air pollution might put infants at an increased risk of developing bronchiolitis, reveals a new study.The researchers found that traffic-derived air pollutants as well as ... Read more...
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People living in volcanic areas ‘at increased thyroid cancer risk’
November 6th, 2009 - 1:09 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 6 (ANI): A new study has revealed that people living in volcanic areas may be at a higher risk of thyroid cancer.In the study, Gabriella Pellegriti, M.D., Ph.D., of the ... Read more...
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Magnetic leaves can be powerful tools for monitoring air quality
October 16th, 2009 - 5:15 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, October 16 (ANI): A new study has determined that magnetic leaves can be powerful tools for monitoring air quality and planning biking routes and walking paths.The study was carried out by ... Read more...
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Swine flu surge: Karnataka blames pollution, IT employees
September 12th, 2009 - 3:31 pm ICT by IANS
By Prashant K. Nanda
Bangalore, Sep 12 (IANS) With the H1N1 virus claiming 53 lives in Karnataka, the state authorities are blaming frequently travelling IT professionals and pollution in cities like Bangalore for ... Read more...
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More dust, soot in your neighbourhood than norms prescribe
July 15th, 2009 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) Very small dust particles that lodge inside the lungs were at a level above prescribed norms in residential areas of 86 out of 125 Indian cities last ... Read more...
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Reducing gasoline emissions will benefit human health
May 29th, 2009 - 1:58 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 29 (ANI): A new study has shown that shown that a biofuel eliminating even 10-percent of current gasoline pollutant emissions would have a beneficial impact on human health.While the focus ... Read more...
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Exposure to minute particles can damage DNA in a few days
May 18th, 2009 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 18 (IANS) Exposure to microscopic particles through air pollution can affect some of our genes, modifying the development and the outcome of cancers and other diseases.
"Recently, changes in gene programming ... Read more...
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Even short-term exposure to pollutants can increase cancer risk
May 18th, 2009 - 4:11 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 18 (ANI): Exposure to environmental pollutants even for a short period can prompt genes to undergo reprogramming, and thereby increase an individual's risk of developing cancer and other diseases, say ... Read more...
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Kolkata choked by air pollution: Study
February 27th, 2009 - 1:04 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 27 (IANS) Even as the West Bengal government is engaged in frantic efforts to phase out old vehicles, green activists claim that Kolkata is fast heading towards disaster due to ... Read more...
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Punjab’s Gobindgarh is India’s most polluted city
February 18th, 2009 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) Gobindgarh in Punjab, known for its iron and steel factories, is the most polluted city in the country, Minister of State for Environment and Forest Namo Narain ... Read more...
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Pollution linked to soaring birth defects among Chinese infants
January 31st, 2009 - 5:14 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, January 31 (ANI): Every 30 seconds, a Chinese infant is brought into the world with physical defects owing to the countrys environmental pollution, reveals an official of the National ... Read more...
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New method accelerates stability testing of soy-based biofuel
January 14th, 2009 - 5:08 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 14 (ANI): Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed a method to accelerate stability testing of biodiesel fuel made from soybeans and also identified ... Read more...
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Smokers may harm kids via third-hand smoke too
December 30th, 2008 - 1:32 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, December 30 (ANI): Those who believe that their children are safe from the harmful effects of tobacco because they always smoke outside their homes, or inside only when kids are ... Read more...
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Air pollution linked to increased appendicitis risk
October 7th, 2008 - 1:24 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 7 (ANI): High levels of air pollution may increase the risk of appendicitis, finds a new study.
The research has been presented at the 73rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the ... Read more...
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