Environmentalists against new units in SIPCOT
The protest against the expansion of the existing units or setting up of new units in the SIPCOT Industrial Estate here is getting louder with passage of time. For instance, the Consumer Federation Tamil
Air Pollution
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NGT sends notice to Agra over rise in air pollution
Agra: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sent notices to Agra and seven other cities over the sharp surge in air pollution levels due to increase in number of privately-owned petrol and diesel-run vehicles.
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Britain’s ethnic minorities breathing most polluted air
Britain's ethnic minorities are breathing the most polluted air. A first of its kind scientific analysis has found a big difference in air pollution across communities in England, with deprived and ethnic
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Morning drizzle spares city air quality blushes
The air on Monday around India Gate was relatively clean, thanks to unexpected rain during the Republic Day parade. Even though the PM2.5 (fine, respirable particle) level was high between 6 and 6.30am--at
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Air Pollution and Atherosclerosis: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Four European Cohort Studies in the ESCAPE Study
In four European cohorts, we investigated the cross-sectional association between long-term exposure to air pollution and intima-media thickness of the common carotid artery (CIMT), a pre-clinical marker
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Association between ambient air pollution and diabetes mellitus in Europe and North America: Systematic review and meta-analysis
Air pollution is hypothesized to be a risk factor for diabetes. Epidemiological evidence is inconsistent and has not been systematically evaluated.
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Into thin air: Boston pipes leak $90 million in fuel yearly- study
Boston's aging pipeline network leaks about $90 million worth of natural gas each year, marking a sizeable financial loss and a threat to the environment, according to a study released on Thursday by Harvard
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Hong Kong Falls Out of Top 30 Most-Livable Cities
Hong Kong has dropped out of the world’s top 30 most-livable cities because of poor air quality and social unrest caused by the Occupy Central movement, according to consulting firm ECA International.
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China's smog provides cover for burglar in novel by environment official
China's pollution crisis has inspired an environmental regulator in a smog-blanketed northern province to write a novel whose extracts have gone viral online, spurring plans for two more books. Environmental
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Beijing misses air pollution reduction target as city's mayor repeats himself one year on
Beijing fell short of reaching its air pollution reduction target last year and faced major difficulties before the issue could be controlled, the capital’s mayor said. Wang Anshun, speaking at the