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Lockdown improves water quality of Ganga, Yamuna.

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30 April 2020. Introduction:   The nationwide lockdown imposed to curb the spread of Covid-19 has improved the quality of water in the rivers, noticeably in Ganga and Yamuna. A comparative assessment of pollution levels during pre-lockdown and lockdown periods was made through the analysis of data generated from 36 real-time water quality motoring systems. […]

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COVID-19 flattens peak-hour pollution

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31 March 2020 Introduction:As vehicles go off the road after the country-wide lockdown in the wake of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, the typical two humps of daily pollution coinciding with morning and evening traffic peak-hours have nearly flattened out in India’s big cities. Facts: A new analysis by Centre for Science and Environment […]

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