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Now, flags to warn of pollution
As many as 100 private and AMC-run schools in the city have been chosen for the programme. The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) on Monday launched the school flag programme to spread awareness
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Candlelight vigil in Bengaluru for a green cause
BENGALURU: A large number of city residents held a candlelight vigil at 6.30 pm at Sarvodaya ABC Centre on Wednesday. They were protesting against the tree cutting planned at Govt Veterinary College Campus
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LED boards set up at five spots to display air quality index
The Air Quality Index is calculated with the help of a calculator developed by the Central Pollution Control Board, New Delhi. LED boards have been set up at five busy locations in the city that would
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Hawa Badlo Delhi, GAIL hosts free car pollution check-up camp on World Environment Day
GAIL (India) Limited, in line with their commitment aimed to change the air quality level with collective societal effort, hosted free car pollution check-up camp on the occasion of World Environment Day.
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Researchers develop new hyper-local air pollution map
Most large urban areas tend to have only one air quality monitor for every 100 to 200 square miles. New York: Using specially equipped Google Street View cars to measure air quality on a block-by-block
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NGOs propose task force for a green Gurgaon
Gurgaon: On the occasion of World Environment Day on Monday, city-based activists will today propose formation of a high-level task force to monitor sustainable development in Gurgaon. According to
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Air quality worsens in Delhi, Ozone level 3.4 times above normal: CSE Study
Already dealing with the high particulate matters in the air, the national capital this summer has witnessed an alarming build-up of ozone, a Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) study said on Saturday.
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Pollution board seeks time to review hike in mining cap
Panaji: The Goa state pollution control board (GSPCB), which is monitoring the ambient air quality in the mining belt, has sought time from the ministry of environment, forest and climate change (MoEFCC)
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Government looking at ways to use IoT for waste management
NEW DELHI: The government is planning solutions and devices for waste management using internet of things (IoT). The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology is examining a proposal to use IoT
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Graded Response Action Plan not working: Delhi’s air quality is poor — just like last year
Anumita Roychowdhury from the Centre for Science and Environment said, “The Delhi government should take action based on daily air quality levels. They need to expedite mechanisms for implementation of