Nitrogen oxide Current Affairs, GK & News
Study on Children Asthma and Traffic-related pollution
As per new study on Children Asthma, traffic-related air pollutants accounts for around 2 million new cases of paediatric asthma, from Mumbai to Los Angeles. Highlights Asthma is a chronic illness, causing inflammation of the lung’s airways. Researchers studied ground concentrations of nitrogen dioxide (NO2), which is a pollutant coming from tailpipe vehicle emissions, industrial ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Air pollution • Asthma • Greenhouse gas emissions • Nitrogen oxide
Corona Virus: NASA reports Pollution Levels in China have dropped greatly
On March 2, 2020, NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) reported that Nitrous Oxide pollution in China has declined greatly between January and February 2020. According to the report, nitrous oxide pollution has declined by more than 100 tonnes of carbon-dioxide. Highlights The report says that every year, after New Year Celebrations, air pollution in ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Topics: Air pollution • Corona virus • COVID-19 • Disease • Health • NASA • Nitrogen oxide • Virus • WHO
South Asian Nitrogen Hub
The British government has announced a research project, South Asian Nitrogen Hub to study nitrogen pollution in India and South Asia. The project led by UK’s Centre for Ecology and Hydrology will partner with 50 organisations from the UK and South Asia. The Indian Institutions partnering the study are: National Institute of Oceanography Guru Gobind Singh ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Afghanistan • Aligarh Muslim University • Ammonia • Bangladesh • Bhutan • Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University • India • Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology • Jawaharlal Nehru University • Maldives • National Institute of Oceanography • National Physical Laboratory • Nepal • Nitrogen oxide • Nitrogen Pollution • Ozone • Pakistan • South Asia • South Asian Nitrogen Hub • Sri lanka • TERI University • UK • UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology