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Delhi govt bans production and sale of firecrackers till Jan 1

Environment Minister Gopal Rai said that the ban is necessary to mitigate the seasonal surge in air pollution, which is worsened by firecrackers

09 September, 2024 06:20 PM IST | mid-day online correspondent

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Lack of green spaces, long-term air pollution exposure up hospitalisation risk

Traffic-related air pollution is also strongly linked to the progression from asthma to asthma-COPD (Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), according to a second study presented at the ERS Congress the European Respiratory Society (ERS) Congress in Vienna, Austria

08 September, 2024 03:42 PM IST | IANS

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New study links air pollution with infertility in men

05 September, 2024 01:08 PM IST| IANS

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Navi Mumbai: LED lamps that blind flamingos at DPS lake to go

05 September, 2024 07:10 AM IST| A Correspondent

Flamingos, landing and taking off at DPS lake, have been disoriented by the light pollution. Pic/Ashish Raje

Maharashtra: ‘Want DJ ban during visarjan in Mumbai, too’

03 September, 2024 06:55 AM IST| Dipti Singh

Devotees carry an idol of Lord Ganesha to a pandal from the Parel workshop. Pic/Shadab Khan

India’s air quality improves

29 August, 2024 07:10 AM IST| Agencies

PM2.5 concentrations in India in 2022 were around 9 micrograms per cubic metre (19.3 per cent) lower compared to 2021. File pic

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Urban noise pollution has a negative impact on heart health, show studies

28 August, 2024 11:01 AM IST| IANS

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‘Set illuminance limit for digital hoardings,' recommends Awaaz Foundation

25 August, 2024 10:23 PM IST| Dipti Singh

LED hoarding on the Vashi Highway/Sayyed Sameer Abedi

Yamuna pollution: 32 online monitoring stations to be set up for realtime data on pollutants

12 August, 2024 02:51 PM IST | PTI

Yamuna river/ PTI

Increasing number of women are falling victim to lung cancer: Doctors

09 August, 2024 10:24 AM IST | Ainie Rizvi

World Lung Cancer Day in August underscores the rising prevalence of lung cancer

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