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Switching to plant-based diets could help clean up the air, save over 2 lakh people worldwide: study

World Health Organisation estimates showed that one-fifth of premature deaths, amounting to nearly …

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These 8 houseplants can save you from plummeting air quality levels

The national capital region is choking under a thick blanket of smog with pollution levels as high …

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Plants won't purify the air in your home - here's what the research says about this myth

You would need hundreds to thousands of plants to improve your home's air quality, so a few housepl…

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World's biggest cities face worst air quality: Report

The world's biggest cities and urban areas face some of the worst air quality on the planet, a new …

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Budget's push for clean air: Old thermal power plants to shut

New Delhi, Feb 1 () Old coal-fired power plants not meeting emission norms will be closed and their…

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A New York power plant that mines bitcoin faces big test in governor's office

Greenidge Generation in the third quarter of 2020 said it mined 729 bitcoins and had approximately …

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Delhi air relatively cleaner than last year: SAFAR

"The Delhi levels of PM2.5 settled at 129 microgram /m3 which is--although still in 'very poor'…

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The world's biggest carbon-removal plant just opened. In a year, it'll negate just 3 seconds' worth of global emissions.

Companies are developing technology that sucks carbon dioxide out of the air. But scientists say it…

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These 5 plants can help keep your indoor air clean

In the 1980s as more and more people flocked to poorly ventilated offices, they began to notice a w…

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Ganga is much cleaner now but it will take more than a lockdown for people to be able to drink from India’s holiest river

According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the nationwide lockdown imposed on Ma…

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How to test and improve the air quality in your home - because indoor air is shockingly worse than outdoor air

The Blueair Classic 480i air purifier ($686.99) uses a HEPA filter and an electrostatic charge to c…

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Delhi can switch to 100% clean energy by 2050 and generate 5 million jobs in North India: Report

The study finds that greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in northern India can be reduced from 825 me…

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India’s toxic smog lead to over 1.24 million deaths in 2017, says study

The study said, on Thursday, Delhi witnessed the highest exposure to PM 2.5, tiny particles th…

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Energy Is Becoming Cleaner And More Plentiful - Whatever The Price Of Oil

That makes a welcome change from the two issues that have dominated the debate about energy in the …

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Scientists have found that shampoo is a source of the same dangerous form of air pollution made by cars

They found that up to half of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) came from domestic products, includ…

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Obama Administration Set To Announce Historic New Rules Limiting Carbon Emissions By Coal Plants

That's because to meet the standard, new coal-fired power plants would need to install expensive te…

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Climate Action 15: 2024's top global innovators powering green solutions

Climate Action 15 profiles top founders, global activists, academics, and nonprofit and public-sect…

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The most common type of EV battery is a growing source of 'forever chemical' pollution, scientists say

Scientists found PFAS used in lithium-ion batteries in air, water, snow, and soil near chemical pla…

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Shannen Doherty described her funeral wish list in a podcast, and it includes specific notes about her ashes

Like Shannen Doherty, more and more Americans are opting for cremation instead of a traditional cas…

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