A recent study by Greenpeace Southeast Asia on air quality in Chennai pegs the number of deaths due to air pollution at 11,000 in 2020 alone. A study has brought back focus on the effect of pollution on the health of residents of the coastal city. According to the report, 11,000 people died due to …
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Bushy, hairy-leafed cotoneaster is a “super plant” that can help soak up pollution on busy roads, horticultural experts have said. Scientists at the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) looked at the effectiveness of hedges for soaking up air pollution, comparing different types of shrubs including cotoneaster, hawthorn and western red cedar. The study forms part of …
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MUMBAI: Despite the geographic advantage of being a wind-swept coastal city and improvement in air quality due to an economic lockdown, Mumbai recorded 25,000 deaths in 2020 which can be attributed to air pollution, according to Greenpeace Southeast Asia’s latest analysis released on Thursday. Deteriorating air quality cost the city $3.7 billion ( 26,912 crore) …
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New Delhi is the most polluted capital on Earth, where close to 54,000 deaths are estimated to have occurred due to air pollution, according to a report from Greenpeace Southeast Asia. The report states that serious pollution caused around 160,000 premature deaths in the world’s five most populous cities last year, even as air quality …
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Coal-based thermal power stations with no pollution control technology are responsible for over half sulphur dioxide (SO2), 30 per cent oxides of nitrogen (NOx), about 20 per cent particulate matter (PM), among other man-made emissions in the country. Unabated burning of coal in thermal power stations and a delay in implementation of latest carbon capture storage …
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Air pollution could cloud your vision in later life, according to a large study that found a link between fine particle air pollution and macular degeneration, an age-related eye disease that can lead to irreversible blindness. The findings serve as a clear reminder of the many ways that air pollution can be harmful to our …
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Speaking exclusively to Timesnownews.com, green crusader Rohit Mehra discussed a range of topics, including his thoughts on how to protect the environment. In the winters of 2017, an eight-year-old boy showed an inspiring path to his father Rohit Mehra, Additional Commissioner in the Income Tax Department. With a broad smile on his face, junior Mehra …
The National Green Tribunal has rapped the Uttar Pradesh government for not taking effective steps to control pollution in River Hindon, noting that damage from pollution is no less than the damage from other heinous crimes. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice A K Goel said repeated orders will not serve any purpose unless …
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Air pollution has been linked to an increased risk of progressive and irreversible vision loss, a large, long-term study found. University College London researchers hypothesized that air pollution might heighten the risk of developing age-related macular degeneration (AMD), Science Daily reported. It described how scientists drew on data from 115,954 study participants aged 40-69 with …
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MUMBAI: Calm winds and lower temperatures saw the city’s air quality index (AQI) drop to the ‘very poor’ once again. System of Air Quality Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR) recorded an overall AQI of 320 on Saturday, the worst since the fire at Deonar dumping ground when it dipped to 341 on January 29, 2016. …
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