Air quality in Europe: 2020 report
Better air quality has led to a significant reduction of premature deaths over the past decade in Europe. However, the European Environment Agency’s (EEA) latest official data show that almost all Europeans
Carbon Monoxide
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20 pollution testing centres shut down
Kochi: In a major drive against pollution testing centres, the motor vehicles department (MVD) has closed down around 20 such centres in the district for not having valid licences to operate. The MVD has also found that around 80% of the 200-odd centres in the district were issuing fake licences. Due to laxity of the department in conducting regular checking, the state government had given strict instructions to take action against erring firms. The department had avoided conducting such drives citing staff shortage.
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Something in the air?
The city of Beijing got worldwide attention last weekend as its readings for air pollution soared to unconscionably high levels, even for the usually smog-smothered residents of the Chinese capital. By
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Lingering pollution prompts curbs on auto emissions
China has pledged to vigorously curb vehicle exhaust emissions after hazardous air pollution has shrouded parts of the country for several straight days, the environmental watchdog said Monday. China
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China expands pollution monitoring to biggest cities
China plans to release hourly air pollution monitoring data in 74 of its biggest cities starting on New Year's Day, state media said on Sunday, in a sign of increasing responsiveness to quality-of-life
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Pilot study of plastic waste disposal through plasma pyrolysis technology
Plasma pyrolysis is one of the technologies which could be opted for disposal of plastic waste. In Plasma pyrolysis, high temperature is produced using plasma torch in oxygen starved environment to destroy
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China to release real-time air quality data
The government will issue real-time air quality monitoring data in 74 cities starting Ja 1, 2013, the Ministry of Environmental Protection said Friday. The data will include PM2.5, a gauge that monitors
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Chulha smoke choking Indian women, kids
High blood pressure (BP) has become the world’s deadliest diseasecausing risk factor. But for Indians, IAP (indoor air pollution) — emanating from chulhas burning wood, coal and animal dung as fuel — has
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Drive against vehicular emissions loses steam
After initial hype and hoopla in 2008, when harried vehicle owners had to queue up outside pollution check centres to get pollution under control (PUC) certificate to escape hefty penalties, these centres
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Pollution at Civil Lines a worry, govt calls IIT-Kanpur
Levels of sulphur dioxide, carbon monoxide are under control across city, but very high in civil lines area. The Civil Lines air quality monitoring station has shown an unexplained rise in the level of
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Move to double fine for polluting cars
If your car emits visible fumes, be ready to pay a penalty of Rs 2,000 — double the fine currently being imposed on such vehicles in the city. This is part of the Delhi environment department’s comprehensive