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Best Air Purifiers Under Rs. 20,000: 5 Things to Check Before You Buy
With the rise in air pollution levels in India, heavy particulate matter and toxic gases can make their way inside your home, entering the air you breathe and posing a long-term health hazard. In such situations, an air purifier is a crucial smart home appliance to own, to ensure the safety of yourself and your loved ones. There are several factors...
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Delhi Sees 30% Rise In Patients With Respiratory Issues Post-Diwali
The sudden exposure to smoke, toxic gases, and fine particulate matter has left the elderly, children, pregnant women, and those with chronic respiratory or cardiac illnesses struggling to cope.
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Firecrackers, Pollution And Your Lungs: Be Prepared Ahead Of Diwali Smog Season
As Delhi-NCR braces for another Diwali under a haze of toxic smog, Dr Ravi Shekhar Jha from Fortis Hospital, Faridabad, explains how fine particulate matter and harmful gases damage the lungs.
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Passerby Jumps In To Save 3 Workers Trapped In Septic Tank, All 4 Killed
Three workers and a passerby who jumped in to help them have died of suffocation after inhaling toxic gases in a septic tank in Odisha.
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UNSW Develops Miniature Sensor to Detect Nitrogen Dioxide with High Sensitivity
A team from UNSW Sydney has created a miniature, highly sensitive gas sensor that can detect nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) in real-time without needing external power. This sensor, using innovative 2D-printing technology, addresses common issues in gas detection, such as size and energy consumption. Its sensitivity to NO₂, combined with its ability to...
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Lawyer Had Warned Union Carbide 21 Months Before Bhopal Gas Tragedy
Nearly 21 months before the world's worst industrial disaster hit Bhopal, a lawyer had sent a notice to Union Carbide asking it to stop producing toxic gases at its pesticide plant here, citing grave public health risk.
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Violent Protests In Bihar After 4 Workers Die from Toxic Gas Inhalation
Four labourers died after inhaling toxic gases inside a septic tank in Bihar's East Champaran district on Thursday, triggering violent protests by a mob which vandalised a private clinic,
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Italian Winemaker Drowns In Wine Vat While Trying To Save Colleague
The 46-year-old man, Marco Bettolini, drowned in the vat after he became dizzy from the poisonous gases.
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Thousands Evacuated In Philippines As Volcano Spews Ash, Rocks
Thousands of people living near a Philippine volcano have taken shelter in evacuation centres as officials warned Sunday of health risks from ash and toxic gases spewing from the rumbling crater.
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3 Sanitation Workers Die After Inhaling Toxic Gases While Cleaning Sewer
Three sanitation workers died after allegedly inhaling poisonous gases while cleaning a drainage line without any safety gear in Gujarat's Bharuch district on Tuesday, police said.
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Sewer Deaths: DDA Directed To Pay Rs 10 Lakh Compensation To Families
The Delhi High Court on Thursday directed the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to pay Rs 10 lakh each as compensation to the family of two persons who died after inhaling toxic gases inside a sewer last month.
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4 Sanitation Workers Die While Cleaning Sewer In Haryana's Faridabad
Four sanitation workers died of suffocation after inhaling toxic gases while cleaning the underground sewer of a Faridabad hospital on Wednesday afternoon, police said.
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"Despite Law, They're Forced": High Court After 2 Die Cleaning Delhi Sewer
Delhi High Court today lamented the death of two persons who inhaled toxic gases inside a sewer in the national capital earlier this month and observed that despite there being laws, scavenging work continues to be performed.
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2 Die After Inhaling Toxic Gases While Cleaning Sewer In Delhi
A sweeper and a security guard died on Friday in Outer Delhi's Mundka area after they inhaled toxic gases inside a sewer they had gone down to clean, police said.
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4 Dead After Inhaling Toxic Gases While Cleaning Septic Tank In Rajasthan: Police
Four workers died after inhaling toxic gases while cleaning a septic tank in a factory in Rajasthan's Bikaner district on Sunday, the police said.
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Best Air Purifiers Under Rs. 20,000: 5 Things to Check Before You Buy
With the rise in air pollution levels in India, heavy particulate matter and toxic gases can make their way inside your home, entering the air you breathe and posing a long-term health hazard. In such situations, an air purifier is a crucial smart home appliance to own, to ensure the safety of yourself and your loved ones. There are several factors...
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Delhi Sees 30% Rise In Patients With Respiratory Issues Post-Diwali
The sudden exposure to smoke, toxic gases, and fine particulate matter has left the elderly, children, pregnant women, and those with chronic respiratory or cardiac illnesses struggling to cope.
-
Firecrackers, Pollution And Your Lungs: Be Prepared Ahead Of Diwali Smog Season
As Delhi-NCR braces for another Diwali under a haze of toxic smog, Dr Ravi Shekhar Jha from Fortis Hospital, Faridabad, explains how fine particulate matter and harmful gases damage the lungs.
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Passerby Jumps In To Save 3 Workers Trapped In Septic Tank, All 4 Killed
Three workers and a passerby who jumped in to help them have died of suffocation after inhaling toxic gases in a septic tank in Odisha.
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UNSW Develops Miniature Sensor to Detect Nitrogen Dioxide with High Sensitivity
A team from UNSW Sydney has created a miniature, highly sensitive gas sensor that can detect nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) in real-time without needing external power. This sensor, using innovative 2D-printing technology, addresses common issues in gas detection, such as size and energy consumption. Its sensitivity to NO₂, combined with its ability to...
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Lawyer Had Warned Union Carbide 21 Months Before Bhopal Gas Tragedy
Nearly 21 months before the world's worst industrial disaster hit Bhopal, a lawyer had sent a notice to Union Carbide asking it to stop producing toxic gases at its pesticide plant here, citing grave public health risk.
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Violent Protests In Bihar After 4 Workers Die from Toxic Gas Inhalation
Four labourers died after inhaling toxic gases inside a septic tank in Bihar's East Champaran district on Thursday, triggering violent protests by a mob which vandalised a private clinic,
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Italian Winemaker Drowns In Wine Vat While Trying To Save Colleague
The 46-year-old man, Marco Bettolini, drowned in the vat after he became dizzy from the poisonous gases.
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Thousands Evacuated In Philippines As Volcano Spews Ash, Rocks
Thousands of people living near a Philippine volcano have taken shelter in evacuation centres as officials warned Sunday of health risks from ash and toxic gases spewing from the rumbling crater.
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3 Sanitation Workers Die After Inhaling Toxic Gases While Cleaning Sewer
Three sanitation workers died after allegedly inhaling poisonous gases while cleaning a drainage line without any safety gear in Gujarat's Bharuch district on Tuesday, police said.
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Sewer Deaths: DDA Directed To Pay Rs 10 Lakh Compensation To Families
The Delhi High Court on Thursday directed the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to pay Rs 10 lakh each as compensation to the family of two persons who died after inhaling toxic gases inside a sewer last month.
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4 Sanitation Workers Die While Cleaning Sewer In Haryana's Faridabad
Four sanitation workers died of suffocation after inhaling toxic gases while cleaning the underground sewer of a Faridabad hospital on Wednesday afternoon, police said.
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"Despite Law, They're Forced": High Court After 2 Die Cleaning Delhi Sewer
Delhi High Court today lamented the death of two persons who inhaled toxic gases inside a sewer in the national capital earlier this month and observed that despite there being laws, scavenging work continues to be performed.
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2 Die After Inhaling Toxic Gases While Cleaning Sewer In Delhi
A sweeper and a security guard died on Friday in Outer Delhi's Mundka area after they inhaled toxic gases inside a sewer they had gone down to clean, police said.
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4 Dead After Inhaling Toxic Gases While Cleaning Septic Tank In Rajasthan: Police
Four workers died after inhaling toxic gases while cleaning a septic tank in a factory in Rajasthan's Bikaner district on Sunday, the police said.
