Mumbai: Another name has been added to the long list of substances that pollute the air Mumbaikars breathe.

MUMBAI: The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board's (MPCB) report on the noise and air quality measurements taken on Diwali day of October 17 reveal that the decibel levels were way beyond permissible limits and corroborate the measurements taken by Awaaz foundation on the same day.

London: A new study has revealed that air pollution can significantly increase the risk of memory problems in the elderly.

German researchers have found that women who had lived near busy roads for at least 20 years were more likely to show signs of mild cognitive impairment, early memory problems that may lead to dementia.

New Delhi: With the deadline for conversion of small trucks to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) approaching, Delhi government has taken a decision to relax the norms for conversion and given truckers a 12.5% tax exemption for buying new CNG trucks and even retrofitting old ones with CNG kits.

The Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) has asked for registration of all diesel generators in the city to curb noise pollution.

The decision comes seven years after the Ministry of Environment and Forests issued a notification in 2002, seeking diesel gensets to stick to pollution limits.

New Delhi: In a move that will make travel between Delhi and national capital region cities like Noida and Ghaziabad a lot simpler and cheaper, taxis and radio cabs plying between Delhi and Uttar Pradesh will not be required to pay any tax at the border from Wednesday.

MATTHEW L WALD

Like previous years this year also the Central Pollution Control Board conducted environmental air and noise pollution monitoring at three different places in the city. According to preliminary reports there was considerable reduction in dust particles in the air after bursting of crackers during Diwali. There was reduction in noise pollution also during the festival.

NEW DELHI: Delhi government's much celebrated anti-cracker campaign which saw chief minister Sheila Dikshit exhorting Delhiites not to pollute the environment seems to have ended in a whimper this Diwali. Delhiites didn't only have a blast, but they also had a sparkling Diwali an indication that both noise and air pollution levels in certain parts of the capital exceeded expected limits.

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