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PM’s Ujjwala LPG scheme will meet objectives if poor pay less for refills than middle class, rich	25.4.2019	Scroll.in - News that matters
The scheme has increased LPG customer base but high cost of refills means consumption growth is slow. Many women are therefore still using chulhas to cook.
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South Korea proposes $5.9 billion extra budget to fight air pollution, aid exports	24.4.2019	Reuters: Money News
South Korea on Wednesday unveiled a proposed 6.7 trillion won ($5.87 billion) supplementary budget the government says is needed to tackle unprecedented air pollution levels and boost exports bruised by weak demand.
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South Korea proposes $5.9 billion fiscal stimulus to tackle air pollution, aid exports	24.4.2019	Reuters: Money News
South Korea announced a proposed 6.7 trillion won ($5.87 billion) supplementary budget on Wednesday to tackle unprecedented air pollution levels and to boost exports bruised by weak external demand amid the Sino-U.S. trade war.
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How can governments make Bengaluru more liveable? By putting pedestrians first	22.4.2019	Scroll.in
Pollution, traffic and a host of other concerns can be resolved.
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Why addressing pedestrian concerns is key to making Bengaluru liveable	22.4.2019	Citizen Matters
Not so long ago, residents and visitors alike gushed over the pleasure of walking along the fragrant tree-lined avenues of Bangalore. Today walking in the city is a nightmare. What changed, and what can be done to encourage and protect pedestrians, which is important for more reasons than one?
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Low-carbon, green and climate resilient urban infrastructure is the need of the hour: Vice President	15.4.2019	Govt of india: PIB
The Vice President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu has called upon town planners to make sustainable solutions such as harvesting solar energy, enhancing green cover and water conservation an essential part of town planning.
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Car pollution caused asthma in 350000 Indian kids	11.4.2019	Sify Finance
Traffic pollution caused asthma among 350,000 children in India, the second largest after China, in 2015, finds a Lancet study that analysed 194 countries.
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Quality drinking water, pollution-free environment top priorities	7.4.2019	The Assam Tribune
Quality drinking water, pollution-free environment top priorities
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Coalition of health experts and environmentalists to fight air pollution in Bengaluru	5.4.2019	Citizen Matters
The Healthy Air Coalition was launched in the city today, to combat air pollution and its health impacts. As part of the initiative, forty new air quality monitoring stations will be installed in the city to gather high-quality data on air pollution
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Over 1.2M early deaths in India in 2017 due to air pollution: Report	3.4.2019	Hindu: Gadgets
On an average, the life of a South Asian child born today will be shortened by 2 years and 6 months growing up in current high levels of air pollutio
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Exhaust emissions	1.4.2019	Hindu: Letters
While the writer (Open Page, “Battling the smoke”, March 31) has highlighted the ill-effects of vehicular pollution, the fact is that the rules exist
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Vehicular pollution goes unchecked in city	1.4.2019	Hindu: Policy & Issues
No system in place to check genuineness of PUC certificates
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Poor air quality to remain a problem in India, despite pollution control policies	31.3.2019	Sify Finance
A recent study has found that more than 674 million Indian citizens are likely to breathe air with high concentrations of PM2.5 in 2030, even if India were to comply with its
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92% in Asia exposed to harmful air	31.3.2019	Hindu: Internet
Around 92% of the population in the Asia Pacific region are exposed to levels of air pollution that pose a significant risk to their health, according
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Battling the smoke	31.3.2019	Hindu: Opinion
For me, it’s a 25-minute commute to work each day. One factor that has been leaving me vexed is vehicular pollution and the thick smoke. On a daily ba
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Fixing Lebanon's ruinous electricity crisis	29.3.2019	Reuters: World News
Lebanon's electricity crisis has pushed it to the brink of financial ruin, as power cuts hobble the economy and subsidies have racked up one of the world's largest public debt burdens.
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NGT asks Chandigarh to formulate action plan	29.3.2019	Hindu: Policy & Issues
Bid to control air pollution
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Tiwari launches social media campaign	29.3.2019	Hindu: Fitness
Delhiites raise about 1,700 questions and suggestions through tweets
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Houston suburbs lift travel restrictions imposed after petrochemical fire	22.3.2019	Reuters: World News
Two Houston-area cities told residents to stay indoors and closed schools on Thursday due to air pollution from a petrochemical plant fire, then lifted the travel restrictions after airborne levels of the chemicals abated.
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Houston suburbs order residents indoors, close schools after chemical plant fire	21.3.2019	Reuters: World News
Residents of two Houston-area cities were told to stay indoors and schools in six communities were closed on Thursday due to air pollution after a petrochemical plant fire.
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