According to new research by the Chalmers University of Technology, the number of microbial enzymes with the ability to degrade plastic is growing, in correlation with local levels of plastic pollution. The study has been published in the ‘mBio Journal’. The problems of global plastic pollution are all too widespread, as mass-production of plastic has […]
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Pollution situation in Delhi still not improved, AQI registered at 339 today
There is no improvement in the air condition of Delhi NCR due to increasing pollution. The AQI is approaching the “very poor” category. Today, according to the Central Government Agency SAFAR, the Air Quality Index has been recorded at 339 on Lodhi Road.The AQI between 0-50 is ‘good’, 51-100 ‘satisfactory’, […]
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The choke is on Delhi: Pollution turns severe
A thick, smoky haze smothered the national capital on Tuesday as air pollution breached “severe” levels for the first time this season, a sharp deterioration caused by a double whammy of toxic fumes left over from illegal Diwali fireworks and a big spike in farm fires in neighbouring states. Two […]