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Improved Sensor Capabilities Advance Air Quality MonitorsBy : sustainabilityo..., Feb 5, 2016
Particles Plus says its latest environmental sensors improve performance and accuracy of the company’s line of air quality monitors. ... Read more.. Subject Tags: air pollution , innovation |
Check air pollution, WHO urges SE Asian regionBy : sustainabilityo..., Feb 4, 2016
Noting that outdoor air pollution increases the risk of cancer, World Health Organization (WHO) urged the governments of Southeast Asian region to tackle the issue with "urgency" as the area has... Read more.. Subject Tags: air pollution |
Telangana PCB entrusts ground water and air pollution modelling studies to NEERI and EPTRIBy : sustainabilityo..., Jan 27, 2016
To check the extent of pollution caused by the pharma industries with their gaseous and liquid pollutants in air and land, the Telangana State Pollution Control Board (TSPCB) has entrusted... Read more.. |
US Embassy supports Delhi govt’s odd-even planBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 31, 2015
The US Embassy here has come out in support of the Kejriwal government’s odd and even number car formula, saying it will comply with the restrictions despite exemption to vehicles with diplomatic number plates. Noting that the Delhi government’s plan was an effort to... Read more.. |
Nitish seeks ban on 15-year-old diesel vehicles in BiharBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 28, 2015
Expressing concern over the alarming level of air pollution in Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has directed concerned officials for banning 15-year-old diesel vehicles in the state capital among other measures to improve the situation. Presiding over a review... Read more.. |
Auto sector loses speed as pollution takes centrestageBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 24, 2015
Driving smooth on a slow but steady recovery path, the automotive industry came to a screeching halt as the year 2015 entered its last lap —— thanks to a raging debate on pollution control. The sector is bracing for further bumps ahead in the new year after a roller—... Read more.. |
Air quality in Delhi plunges to 'very poor' levelBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 23, 2015
Air quality in Delhi plunged to the 'very poor' level with real-time readings of PM 2.5, the tiniest and most damaging of all the particulate matters, breaching the 'severe' category in areas across the national capital. Around 10 PM, in three stations of System of... Read more.. Subject Tags: air pollution , Delhi |
Indian carmakers call for comprehensive plan after Delhi smog crackdownBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 21, 2015
India's carmakers and dealers on Thursday called for a clear, nationwide policy to combat air pollution, after a crackdown on diesel cars and trucks in New Delhi, which campaigners have vowed to extend to other cities. A Supreme Court decision on Wednesday to alleviate... Read more.. |
Delhi: Notice to 8 construction site for flouting dust pollutionBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 21, 2015
Delhi government today served notices to eight major construction projects, including one of the Airport Authority of India, for flouting dust pollution norms on a day it officially discussed the IIT-Kanpur report for the first time. The proponents of the projects have... Read more.. |
Emissions in Delhi could rise up to 19 times by 2020By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 21, 2015
An eight-year study, from 2008-2015, conducted by the IIT-Roorkee, University of Minnesota in the US and University of Surrey, UK, has shown that emissions from vehicles in Delhi have increased up to three times between 1991 and 2011; these could rise by up to 19 times by... Read more.. |