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Delhi air turns foul again as pollution crosses ‘severe’ mark on ChristmasBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 26, 2016
Christmas morning in Delhi was a foggy, cold affair this year, with air quality plunging to the ‘severe’ category of pollution. ... Read more.. Subject Tags: air pollution , Urban Development |
China launches satellite to monitor global carbon emissionsBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 22, 2016
China today launched a global carbon dioxide monitoring satellite to understand climate change, hours after it lifted nearly a week-long red alert for the worst smog that engulfed about 40... Read more.. |
India's air pollution higher than standards prescribed by WHOBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 12, 2016
Noting that India's air pollution is higher than the standards prescribed by WHO, a cardiac specialist today said high levels of air pollution imparts a risk for heart diseases particularly in... Read more.. |
Government and Intel join hands for developing solutions for real-time air and river water quality monitoringBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 12, 2016
Indian government and the US multinational technology company, Intel, on Thursday joined hands for development of state-of-art solutions for real-time air and river water quality monitoring. ... Read more.. |
MIT scientist to use jets to clean Delhi's airBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 12, 2016
A team of experts, led by Moshe Alamaro, a scientist from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and Iyyanki V Muralikrishna, a former professor of Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, is pursuing an idea to improve Delhi's winter air quality. The... Read more.. |
Paris implements 24-hour odd-even scheme to combat emissionsBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 6, 2016
Rocketing air pollution in Paris, France has again prompted police to implement their 24-hour odd-even license plate scheme to try and cut vehicle emissions by half. ... Read more.. |
Four of world's biggest cities to ban diesel cars from their centresBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 5, 2016
Four of the world’s biggest cities are to ban diesel vehicles from their centres within the next decade, as a means of tackling air pollution, with campaigners urging other city leaders to... Read more.. |
Scientists from UK, India meet to investigate air pollutionBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 5, 2016
A team of Indian and UK scientists have teamed up to help young researchers better understand the causes, sources, effects of pollution in both countries and work together to develop mitigation... Read more.. Subject Tags: air pollution , Research |
Delhi's Air Quality Enters Red Zone AgainBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 2, 2016
With a drop in wind speed and the return of fog, the air quality of the national capital turned 'severe' today, following a fairly long period when strong wind movement had helped keep the... Read more.. Subject Tags: air pollution |
Past imperfect, CPCB draws up fresh action planBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 1, 2016
There is no dearth of action plans to tackle the deadly air pollution in the capital, but their implementation is far from satisfactory. Even basic steps such as deploying adequate number of... Read more.. |