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Anti-Smog Guns Mandatory For High-Rise Buildings
The Delhi government has made it mandatory for all high-rise commercial, institutional, and hospitality buildings to install anti-smog guns to combat pollution levels in the national capital, according to an official directive.
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Lesser Flamingos Lose 1 Of Only 4 Breeding Sites To Sewage In South Africa
Lesser flamingos are currently considered near-threatened, rather than endangered, by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
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Hay Fever: Why Symptoms Are So Bad This Year And What To Do About It
Hay fever can be annoying at the best of times. But this year, many people are reporting their usual symptoms are worse than ever before with their normal go-to remedies doing little to provide relief.
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India To Lead Global Research On Environment And Health
India stands at the cusp of becoming a global leader in exposomics research, with the potential to reshape its understanding and prevent the disease, said Dr Kalpana Balakrishnan, Dean of Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research.
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Delhi Records Highest Minimum Temperature This Summer At 30.2 Celcius
Delhi on Wednesday recorded the highest minimum temperature of the season so far at 30.2 degrees Celsius, 3.5 degrees above normal.
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Polar Bear Biopsies Reveal Impact On Arctic Pollution And Climate Change
With one foot braced on the helicopter's landing skid, a veterinarian lifted his air rifle, took aim and fired a tranquiliser dart at a polar bear.
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Delhi Air Quality Gets Poor, Thunderstorm With Rain Expected Today
Delhi's Air Quality Index (AQI) stood in the 'poor' category at 297 at 9 am, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data.
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Delhi Observes 15-Minute Power Blackout In Emergency Preparedness Drill
In an unprecedented sight on Wednesday evening, a 15-minute power blackout was observed in many areas of the national capital, including entire Lutyens' Delhi.
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Delhi Cabinet Approves Cloud-Seeding Trial Proposal To Tackle Air Pollution
The Delhi Cabinet on Wednesday approved a proposal to conduct five cloud-seeding trials to be overseen by IIT-Kanpur.
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Heatwave Alert For Delhi, Maximum Temperature To Settle At 42 Degrees
The city recorded a minimum temperature of 21.6 degrees Celsius on Friday, with the weather department forecasting a heatwave for the day.
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Indians Battle Respiratory Issues, Skin Rashes In World's Most Polluted Town
Two-year-old Sumaiya Ansari, a resident of India's Byrnihat town which is ranked the world's most polluted metropolitan area by Swiss Group IQAir, was battling breathing problems for several days before she was hospitalised in March and given oxygen.
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Space Tech, Public Participation: PM Modi Reviews Yamuna Rejuvenation Plan
Prime Minister Narendra Modi-headed review meeting on Yamuna rejuvenation on Thursday discussed measures like public participation and the use of real-time data and space technology to revive the heavily polluted river, said a statement.
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India's Air Quality Far Short Of United Nations' Standards: Official
India's air quality is far short of WHO standards and more than 40 per cent of its population still relies on biomass fuels, leading to deaths every year, an official from the United Nations body has said.
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Delhi Records 21.6 Degree Celsius, Air Quality At Moderate Level
Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 21.6 degrees Celsius on Monday, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
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Emissions Could Be Making Rains More Acidic, Study Shows
Air pollution could be making rainfall more acidic in cities such as Vishakhapatnam, Allahabad, Mohanbari (Assam), while dust from the Thar could be making rain more alkaline in Jodhpur, Pune and Srinagar, according to an analysis.
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Anti-Smog Guns Mandatory For High-Rise Buildings
The Delhi government has made it mandatory for all high-rise commercial, institutional, and hospitality buildings to install anti-smog guns to combat pollution levels in the national capital, according to an official directive.
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Lesser Flamingos Lose 1 Of Only 4 Breeding Sites To Sewage In South Africa
Lesser flamingos are currently considered near-threatened, rather than endangered, by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
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Hay Fever: Why Symptoms Are So Bad This Year And What To Do About It
Hay fever can be annoying at the best of times. But this year, many people are reporting their usual symptoms are worse than ever before with their normal go-to remedies doing little to provide relief.
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India To Lead Global Research On Environment And Health
India stands at the cusp of becoming a global leader in exposomics research, with the potential to reshape its understanding and prevent the disease, said Dr Kalpana Balakrishnan, Dean of Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research.
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Delhi Records Highest Minimum Temperature This Summer At 30.2 Celcius
Delhi on Wednesday recorded the highest minimum temperature of the season so far at 30.2 degrees Celsius, 3.5 degrees above normal.
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Polar Bear Biopsies Reveal Impact On Arctic Pollution And Climate Change
With one foot braced on the helicopter's landing skid, a veterinarian lifted his air rifle, took aim and fired a tranquiliser dart at a polar bear.
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Delhi Air Quality Gets Poor, Thunderstorm With Rain Expected Today
Delhi's Air Quality Index (AQI) stood in the 'poor' category at 297 at 9 am, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data.
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Delhi Observes 15-Minute Power Blackout In Emergency Preparedness Drill
In an unprecedented sight on Wednesday evening, a 15-minute power blackout was observed in many areas of the national capital, including entire Lutyens' Delhi.
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Delhi Cabinet Approves Cloud-Seeding Trial Proposal To Tackle Air Pollution
The Delhi Cabinet on Wednesday approved a proposal to conduct five cloud-seeding trials to be overseen by IIT-Kanpur.
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Heatwave Alert For Delhi, Maximum Temperature To Settle At 42 Degrees
The city recorded a minimum temperature of 21.6 degrees Celsius on Friday, with the weather department forecasting a heatwave for the day.
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Indians Battle Respiratory Issues, Skin Rashes In World's Most Polluted Town
Two-year-old Sumaiya Ansari, a resident of India's Byrnihat town which is ranked the world's most polluted metropolitan area by Swiss Group IQAir, was battling breathing problems for several days before she was hospitalised in March and given oxygen.
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Space Tech, Public Participation: PM Modi Reviews Yamuna Rejuvenation Plan
Prime Minister Narendra Modi-headed review meeting on Yamuna rejuvenation on Thursday discussed measures like public participation and the use of real-time data and space technology to revive the heavily polluted river, said a statement.
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India's Air Quality Far Short Of United Nations' Standards: Official
India's air quality is far short of WHO standards and more than 40 per cent of its population still relies on biomass fuels, leading to deaths every year, an official from the United Nations body has said.
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Delhi Records 21.6 Degree Celsius, Air Quality At Moderate Level
Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 21.6 degrees Celsius on Monday, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
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Emissions Could Be Making Rains More Acidic, Study Shows
Air pollution could be making rainfall more acidic in cities such as Vishakhapatnam, Allahabad, Mohanbari (Assam), while dust from the Thar could be making rain more alkaline in Jodhpur, Pune and Srinagar, according to an analysis.
