73% of the workspaces across nine Indian cities did not meet the prescribed limits of indoor air contaminants, says a study titled Healthy Workspaces for Healthier People by GBCI India and Saint-Gobain Research India. Carbon dioxide (CO2) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) were the most common non-compliant indoor air contaminants, followed by particulate matter (PM) and …
Depending on where you live in India, cleaner air could extend yours or a loved one’s life anywhere between seven to ten years. A report on air pollution looks at how much air pollution levels could be reducing lifespans and also shows that some of the worst affected regions aren’t even India’s biggest cities. The …
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Researchers from the (IITM) have linked high humidity during the monsoon to the increase in daily cases in at least three cities — Pune, Delhi and Mumbai. The findings were published in the international journal, Earth Systems and Environment, recently. Virus particles get a medium like the water vapour droplets in high humidity conditions to …
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Air, water, and land are three important aspects that need to be conserved for life to sustain on Earth. Union Minister of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav on Tuesday, September 7, launched PRANA. PRANA meaning ‘Life’ in Sanskrit, is a portal for regulation of air pollution in 132 cities across the country. …
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The world’s largest plant designed to suck carbon dioxide out of the air and turning it into rock started running on Wednesday, the companies behind the plant said. The plant, named Orca, after the Icelandic word “orka” meaning “energy”, consists of four units, each made up of two metal boxes, similar in appearance to the …
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