Pollution Problem in India

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Study finds 22 Haryana cities have PM10 levels above national standards; Gurgaon and Faridabad top list | Gurgaon News - Times of India

Gurgaon: The concentration of pollutant PM10 exceeded the maximum level considered safe in all 22 cities of Haryana where researchers carried out a st.

timesofindia.indiatimes.com

 

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In 14 pollution control boards, only 167 posts filled out of total 2,228

Based on affidavits submitted to the National Green Tribunal last year, out of 11,562 sanctioned posts, 5,671 or 49.04 per cent, were reported to be vacant in Pollution Control Boards across 28 states and 8 union territories.

indianexpress.com

 

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Rural India is Choking: Unmasking the Air Pollution Crisis from Biomass Burning, Stubble Fires, and Industrial Emissions

New satellite data and firsthand accounts reveal that PM2.5 levels in rural India far exceed safe limits. From biomass cooking with cow dung cakes to relentless stubble burning and unchecked industrial emissions, villages in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, and beyond are enduring severe air pollution and...

frontline.thehindu.com

 

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https://academic.oup.com/ije/article-abstract/54/1/dyaf007/8002286?login=true

 

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Indian Power Giants’ Decade-Long Lobbying Battle That Stalled Crucial Pollution Norms

The Modi government repeatedly pushed the deadline since 2015 for coal-fired power plants to install devices for curbing noxious emissions after the power producers wrote over 20 letters lobbying with the government to lower emission norms.

www.reporters-collective.in

 

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Half of state pollution control boards struggle with vacancies: CPCB report

The report also noted that 10 states and UTs had yet to submit their status updates, even as environmental enforcement responsibilities have expanded significantly.

www.deccanherald.com

 

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Haryana pollution board’s website down for 4 days, cyber attack suspected - The Times of India

Gurgaon: Work by the Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) came to a standstill four days ago after its official website became inaccessible, .

timesofindia.indiatimes.com

 

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File on 4 Investigates - The Tyre Scandal - BBC Sounds

How the UK's end-of-life tyres are causing health and environmental damage in India.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

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India's air quality way off WHO markers, need to scale up LPG subsidy scheme: Director

The World Health Organization official said it would be ideal to immediately transition to cleaner energy and renewable non-pollutants, but with fairness at the centre of the policy.

www.deccanherald.com

 

[Navjot Singh]

They r gonna solve pollution problem with LPG subsidy?