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New Law To Tackle Air Pollution In Delhi
New Delhi: The Center has brought in a new law through ordinance to set up a commission to tackle the problem of air pollution in Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR), amid Supreme Court hearings on the matter, with provisions of punishing violations of parameters laid down by it with a fine of up to ₹1 crore or a…
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‘Oxygen Parlour’ To Combat Air Pollution – Burning Issues
In a unique initiative to battle rising air pollution in cities, an ‘Oxygen Parlour’ has been opened at Nashik railway station to provide an experience of breathing clean air to the commuters. The initiative comes with the efforts of Airo Guard in collaboration with the Indian Railways. Context In a unique initiative to battle rising air pollution…
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Toxic Air: The Price of Fossil Fuels – Economics
A recently unveiled report has calculated the cost of air pollution due to fossil fuels, pegging it at US$2.9 trillion a year – equivalent to 3.3 percent of the global gross domestic product (GDP) lost to toxic air. The cost of toxic air as a result of fossil fuels translates to US$8 billion – a day.…
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India Air purifier Market, By Technology (HEPA Technology, Activated Carbon technology, UV technology, Negative Ion, and others)
(Residential, Commercial and Industrial), By Region (Northern India, Southern India Eastern India, Western India) Prevalence of asthma in India 2021 Chronic respiratory conditions account for a massive health burden in India, at around 93 million, out of which nearly 37 million are asthmatics. India contributes to 11.1 per cent of the global asthma burden and accounts for…
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Covid-19 Lockdown & Improved Air Quality – Economics
Similarly, the comparative analysis of pollutant concentrations between pre-lockdown (01-23 March 2020) and lockdown (24 March-12 May 2020) periods has shown a huge reduction in the ambient concentration of air pollutants, 47.3% (NO), 49% (NO2), 49% (NOX), 10% (SO2), 37.7% (PM2.5), and 15.6% (O3), resulting in improved. CURRENT AFFAIR The nationwide lockdown, to prevent COVID-19, has…
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Chandigarh gets its first pollen calendar – Burning Issues
Lead investigator Dr. Ravindra Khaiwal, an Additional Professor of Environmental Health at the Department of Community Medicine and School of Public Health, said the forest cover in Chandigarh had witnessed a remarkable increase in recent years. He mentioned that a rise in green spaces leads to the increase of airborne pollen, thus increasing pollen-related allergic…