Lockdown helped achieve 95% of NCAP target:Study
The coronavirus lockdown helped achieve 95% of the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) targets for 2024 in just 74 days in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and...
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Aarey in danger: SC gives nod to infra, building construction projects on 407 acres in Aarey
The ‘Save Aarey’ movement, one of the most prolonged battles fought by citizens to save the green spaces. Its been 5 years since Mumbaikars have...
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In 5 countries, majority citizens want stricter laws to improve air quality: Report
At least two-thirds of citizens in five countries have said they support stricter laws to tackle air pollution, according to a new YouGov survey conducted...
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Crude Cruelty: How Fossil Fuels are slaying our green lungs
Remember Fossil Fuels? The topic which fetched us full marks in Class 6th EVS Exams? Well! that’s exactly what today I am talking about. Fossil...
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COVID-19 Lockdown: Global carbon emissions cut by 17%
Carbon dioxide emissions have fallen dramatically since lockdowns were imposed around the world due to the coronavirus crisis, research has shown. Population confinement has led...
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Climate change may have impacted Cyclone Amphan: Experts
Human activities, and their impact on climate and the environment, may have influenced Cyclone Amphan in several ways, multiple experts have said. Cyclone Amphan is...
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Delhi witnesses spike in air pollution as India enters lockdown 4.0
After almost two months of clean air and blue skies, Delhi has entered the fourth phase of the nationwide lockdown with air quality index (AQI)...
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India’s CO2 emissions decline for the first time in four decades
India’s CO2 emissions have fallen for the first time in four decades, according to researchers at the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air...
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Cleaner air could bring down pollution deaths by 6.5 lakh in India: Study
If the low levels air pollution reached during the lockdown period are maintained, India’s annual death toll could reduce by 6.5 lakh, says a study...
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World Migratory Bird Day 2020: Birds reclaim their spaces in India amid coronavirus lockdown
World Migratory Bird Day observed on May 9 every year is celebrated to raise awareness about the conservation and ecological importance of such birds in...
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Try the #MinerFilter and express your support for Coal Miners
Let Me Breathe has launched a new AR filter on Coal Miners Day! https://www.instagram.com/a/r/?effect_id=779499499251694 Some of us can work from home but every thought about...
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Coal Miners Day 2020: Saluting the coal miners
Coal mining continues to be one of the most hazardous professions in our society. Even today, coal miners continue to face a work environment that...
