The Delhi CM said govt will deploy 530 water sprinklers to prevent dust pollution and 385 teams will check vehicles’ pollution certificates and prevent plying of overage cars.
The Air Quality Life Index, released by the University of Chicago, found that 67.4% of India's population live in areas that exceed the country's national air quality standard.
Rapid industrialization & population growth contributes to declining air quality in South Asia where pollution levels are currently over 50% higher than at the start of the century.
Survey studied relationship between air pollution and incidence of respiratory illness among waste-pickers, municipal sweepers & security guards and compared it to findings among a control group.
Many people wore masks outside as a thick layer of smoke veiled the capital. The dense smog, which reeked of ash, erased the top of the Washington Monument from view.
The skies above New York and many other North American cities grew progressively hazier through Wednesday, with an eerie yellowish tinge filtering through the smoky canopy.
Food that is burned, seared or braised during cooking can produce tiny particles called particulate matter. When inhaled, these particles can worsen asthma.
Delhi, world's most polluted capital, wants a 27-fold increase in the number of e-buses plying in the city by the end of 2025 to cut down on carbon emissions.
Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities.
In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.
The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.
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