World Migratory Bird Day, a global campaign that not only honours beautiful winged creatures but also raises awareness on the need for international cooperation to conserve them.
The tribunal also perused the guidelines for ‘Handling, Treatment and Disposal of Waste Generated during Treatment, Diagnosis, Quarantine of COVID-19 Patients’ issued by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) recently.
This year’s theme of Earth Day 2020 is climate action. Coping with the great challenges of climate change, but also huge opportunities has made this issue the most urgent topic for the 50th anniversary.
According to SAFAR, the overall air quality index in Delhi docked at 87 on Monday. The major pollutants PM10 and PM2.5 stood at 87 and 47, respectively.
Being a conscious buyer to making changes in your daily life will ensure you contribute to a green planet.
The 1-minute-long clip shows bees creating what is known as ‘beehive waves’
The tiny, less than 10-celled parasite Henneguya Salminicola lives in salmon muscle, according to a study Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
China’s carbon dioxide (CO2) output is 27.2 per cent of the global output, while India’s is only 6.8 per cent
This is one of the biggest charitable pledges ever, after $36 billion pledge by billionaire Warren Buffett in 2006 and $16.4 billion pledge by Helen Walton, the late wife of Walmart founder Sam Walton, in 2007.
An AQI between 0-50 is marked good, 51-100 is satisfactory, 101-200 moderate, 201-300 poor, 301-400 very poor and 401-500 is considered severe.
The findings, published in the journal The BMJ, based on data from over 400 cities in 20 countries across the world – show that more than 6,000 deaths each year would have been avoided in the selected cities if countries had implemented stricter air quality standards.
The study was led by the South China Agricultural University, reports Xinhua news agency.
Jharkhand pollution board officials cited the following reasons that have led to pollution: It includes vehicular emission, road dust, air pollution from biomass burning and industrial, construction and demolition activities, from diesel generator sets, and from the use of coal in dhabas and roadside eateries.
Around Mount Everest, the team found a significant increase in vegetation in all four height brackets. Conditions at the top of this height range have generally been considered to be close to the limit of where plants can grow.
The pangolin is said to be the most widely trafficked mammal in the world. Its scales are in huge demand in Asia to use of traditional Chinese medicine, despite there being no medical benefit for their use, while its meat is considered a delicacy in some countries.
Three Indian cities are in the list, Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai. So air pollution is not necessarily a problem specific to northern India although Delhi’s pollution is double that of Kolkata.
The report warns that rising temperatures will increase the spread of diseases such as mosquito-borne dengue fever and highly infectious diarrhoea
White noise is a combination of different sound frequencies, which makes a seemingly random soothing sound that can help cover up other noises.
At least twice a week, put some ghee or mustard oil in your nostrils. It helps block the outside particles from entering your lungs. It strengthens the nasal membrane too.
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As per the Punjab Agriculture Department, farmers have harvested 110 lakh tonne of paddy and 70 lakh tonne is remaining.
Dust, which majorly comprises of loose soil, has emerged as a major contributor to air pollution. Unpaved roads and digging activities for various infrastructural construction exposes the loose soil, contributing as much as 17 per cent of the particulate matter (PM) in the air.
According to US Embassy data, the Delhi AQI at 10 a.m. on Wednesday is at 206 in the “very unhealthy category”.
Street play was also demonstrated by the AMU Drama Club that emphasized on the reduction and disposal of plastic usage.
In Chanakyapuri, where the US embassy is located, the AQI was 189 and at the Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium, 168 at 8 p.m.