Pollution

The meeting emphasised the need for regular monitoring of thermal plants to ensure co-firing targets are met with penalties for non-compliance P K Mishra, the principal secretary to the prime minister, reviewed the readiness of stakeholders to tackle air pollution in Delhi-NCR during winter and emphasised the urgent need to transition to electric vehicles and …

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The National Green Tribunal has directed the Jammu and Kashmir Pollution Control Board to provide details regarding the action it has taken against those polluting and destroying the wetlands and waterbodies in the union territory. The tribunal also sought several details from the UT’s forest, ecology and environment department, including the total number of wetlands …

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The amount and proportion of the powerful heat-trapping gas methane that humans spew into the atmosphere is rising, helping to turbocharge climate change, a new study finds. The amount and proportion of the powerful heat-trapping gas methane that humans spew into the atmosphere is rising, helping to turbocharge climate change, a new study finds. Tuesday’s …

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In a letter dated July 22, the Uttar Pradesh government requested the Union environment ministry to consider setting up an airshed coordination committee for the IGP The Uttar Pradesh government has asked the Centre to consider establishing an airshed coordination committee to manage air pollution in the Indo-Gangetic Plains, officials have said. The Indo-Gangetic Plain …

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In households not having a separate kitchen, the study found higher chances of deaths among newborns and adults In Indian districts, air pollution exceeding national standards have been shown to increase death risk across all age groups — by 86 per cent in newborns, 100-120 per cent in children under five years of age and …

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