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Online air pollution real-time monitor soonBy : sustainabilityo..., Aug 26, 2016
Work on installing an online automatic ambient air quality monitoring system in the city will begin shortly. According to district pollution board officials, Sahibabad industrial area has been... Read more.. |
36% diesel vehicles exceed national limit for emissions in BengaluruBy : sustainabilityo..., Aug 25, 2016
Smoke-spewing vehicles are largely to blame for the toxic air we breathe. A study has found that 36.3% of the diesel vehicles in the city and 12.6% run on petrol exceed the national limit for... Read more.. |
This company is turning car exhaust into inks and paintsBy : sustainabilityo..., Aug 24, 2016
For the past few years, teams of researchers have been figuring out how to transform carbon dioxide emissions into diamonds, solid rocks, and clean energy. ... Read more.. Subject Tags: air pollution , innovation |
Poor air quality across 41 cities in 2015, says CPCB surveyBy : sustainabilityo..., Aug 19, 2016
While the worsening air pollution in the country's metro cities has been under scrutiny of courts and Centre, the air quality across tier-II or million plus cities is equally bad. People in 41... Read more.. Subject Tags: air pollution , CPCB |
The Netherlands Moving to Ban Diesel and Gas CarsBy : sustainabilityo..., Aug 17, 2016
Soon, you may only see electric cars on Dutch roads, as the Netherlands moves towards a ban on gas and diesel-powered vehicles. ... Read more.. Subject Tags: air pollution , carbon emission |
CPCB directs 21 states to curb air pollutionBy : sustainabilityo..., Aug 15, 2016
Asking 21 states to take action against air pollution within the given deadline, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has issued a total of 31 directions under six different sections.... Read more.. Subject Tags: air pollution |
Environment ministry to install five pollution sucking devices across MumbaiBy : sustainabilityo..., Aug 9, 2016
The Maharashtra environment ministry has decided to install pollution-sucking devices at traffic junctions across Mumbai. The city will become the first to get such devices. According to the... Read more.. Subject Tags: air pollution , Clean Technology |
Madhya Pradesh pollution board asks industries to plant treesBy : sustainabilityo..., Aug 9, 2016
With an aim to reduce pollution level, the regional pollution board has issued instructions to industries to plant adequate trees on the premises and proper maintenance after the plantation.... Read more.. Subject Tags: air pollution , Industry |
Few households use clean fuel for cooking in Assam: National Family Health SurveyBy : sustainabilityo..., Aug 3, 2016
The number of households in the state using clean fuel to meet their cooking needs has seen a mere three per cent rise in the last decade, a National Family Health Survey 4 (2015-16) revealed.... Read more.. |
Carbon-financed cookstove fails to deliver hoped-for benefits in the fieldBy : sustainabilityo..., Jul 29, 2016
Replacing traditional cooking fires and stoves in the developing world with “cleaner” stoves is a potential strategy to reduce household air pollution that worsens climate change and is a... Read more.. |