Pollution

The Commission for Air Quality Management, a statutory body responsible for forming air pollution reduction strategies for the region and overseeing their implementation, said its subcommittee made this decision during a meeting convened to review the air pollution situation. The Centre on Tuesday decided to withdraw all measures prescribed under its air pollution control plan …

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New Delhi, Improving air quality in India requires long-term effort, a senior US scientist has said and noted cost-intensive technologies such as smog towers and cloud seeding are not sustainable solutions to the pollution problem plaguing the country. In an interview with PTI, Richard Peltier, a member of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Global Air Pollution and Health Technical …

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The West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) has already completed inventorisation of plastic waste in 15 districts in Bengal and identified means for manufacturing of alternatives to single-use plastic carry bags, less than 120 micron, which is banned following a notification of April 2022. “We have completed inventorisation of plastic waste in 15 districts and …

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The World Health Organization (WHO) has revealed that air pollution is significantly linked to mortality from cardiovascular diseases, with low-income countries taking the burden of its impact The study focuses on the ongoing global health issue suggesting that air pollution causes cardiovascular diseases. Using data from 183 WHO member states, the study emphasises that air pollution is …

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Scientists say humankind’s influence on the natural world has reached a new level as a new type of sedimentary rocks partially formed from plastic has been discovered. This new rock has been named plastistone, according to a study published December in Earth Science News. The study said sedimentary rocks are the dominant rock type found on …

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