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2019-06-11 19:42
Clunker, diesel cars elimination, gasoline vapor cut effective solutions to curb ozone pollution
TEHRAN – Due to an increased concern about the influence of ozone emissions on human health and on the capital’s air quality, notably gasoline vapor emissions at petrol stations must be reduced, clunker cars should be scrapped and diesel vehicles also have to be discarded, Tehran Air Quality Control Company caretaker said.
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2019-06-09 20:53
Iran observes national environment week
TEHRAN – The national environment week is being observed in the country from June 9-15, a few days after World Environment Day held annually on June 5, Mehr news agency reported on Saturday.
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2019-05-25 20:02
$1.5b required to complete Tehran subway lines 6, 7: CEO
TEHRAN — In order to complete the construction project of lines 6 and 7 of Tehran Metro a budget of 60 trillion rials (nearly $1.5 billion) is needed, Ali Emam, the CEO of Tehran Urban & Suburban Railway Operation Company has said.
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2019-05-15 20:09
Tehran Municipality to convert petrol taxis into hybrid electric
TEHRAN — Tehran taxi organization, affiliated to the municipality, is planning on converting petrol taxis to plug-in hybrids, the organization CEO, Alireza Qannadan, has said.
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2019-04-22 01:04
Tehran sees longest streak of clean air in a decade
TEHRAN — Tehran has just experienced its longest streak of clear air for the past decade, acting director of Tehran Air Quality Control Company has said.
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2019-04-17 09:55
Unprecedented clean air in Tehran
TEHRAN — Tehraners have breathed 21 days of excellent air since the beginning of the new Iranian calendar year (March 21), ISNA news agency reported on Tuesday.
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2019-04-13 21:59
Tehran Municipality to develop bike lanes, bike sharing systems
TEHRAN — Tehran municipality will develop bike lanes and bike sharing systems in the capital in the current year (starting on March 21), Mohsen Pourseyyed Aqaei, deputy mayor of Tehran for traffic and transport affairs has said.
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2019-04-09 21:59
Tehraners breathed 17 days of excellent air quality since March 21
TEHRAN — Since the beginning of the current year on March 21 citizens of the capital have breathed 17 days of excellent air quality, IRNA news agency reported on Tuesday.
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2019/03/18
By Mina Izadi
Technical inspection unreliable criteria making LEZ inefficient
TEHRAN — Poor air quality has turned into a serious threat to the health condition of the citizens in metropolises like Tehran. Over 12,000 pollution-caused deaths are annually reported in Iran, a big share of which is in big cities.
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2019-03-13 21:44
Tehraners to celebrate new year breathing 28 days of clean air
TEHRAN – Tehrani citizens will celebrate the new [Iranian calendar] year (starting March 21) experiencing 28 days of clean air and without even a day of unhealthy air quality, IRNA reported on Wednesday. Last year, the capital’s air quality stayed clean for only 14 days.
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2019-02-23 22:09
‘TOD only way for Tehran to survive air pollution’
TEHRAN – While some experts believe that Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) in the metropolis of Tehran is being carried out based on no proper principles and will not be effective, secretary of the TOD committee of Tehran City Council has announced that TOD can be properly implemented in the capital and mitigate air pollution.
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2019-02-17 09:36
Tehran sets record high for cleanest air in five years
TEHRAN — The number of days with excellent air quality increased to 28 days in the capital of Iran, Tehran, director of Tehran province department of environment has said.
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2019-02-17 09:27
Non-repayable loans for e-bikes must increase: Tehran City Council chairman
TEHRAN – While an important strategy to contain Tehran’s air pollution is using green vehicles, non-repayable loans to incentivize the owners to replace their motorcycles with electric ones is not sufficient and must increase, Mohsen Hashemi, Tehran City Council chairman, has said.
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2019-02-07 00:56
LEZ scheme cuts black carbon in Tehran air by 44%
TEHRAN – The low emission zone (LEZ) scheme, mandating vehicle inspection, to reduce emissions which went into effect in the capital three months ago, has led to a 44 percent decline in black carbon emission, ISNA reported on Tuesday.
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2019-02-03 21:37
Tehran Municipality proposes new plan to tackle air pollution, traffic jam
TEHRAN — Tehran Municipality has prepared a new traffic scheme for the capital in an attempt to address persistent air pollution and traffic congestion in the metropolis, Mehr news agency reported on Saturday.
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2019-01-31 00:42
Tehran air pollution incurs annual loss of $2.8b
TEHRAN – Air pollution brings heavy economic burden amounting to $2.8 billion for the Iranian capital, Tehran, head of the national working group for air pollution mitigation affiliated to the Department of Environment (DOE) has announced.
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2019-01-26 10:15
90,000 clunker taxis are plying the roads
TEHRAN— Some 90,000 clunker taxis are plying the roads in Iran, an official with traffic police has said.
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2019-01-25 21:25
‘Vehicle inspection reduces PM 2.5 by 1.5% in Tehran’
TEHRAN – While the low emission zone (LEZ) scheme, mandating vehicle inspection, went into effect in the capital city of Tehran to reduce emissions, only 1.5 percent of the particulate matter (PM) 2.5 is reduced in case of full implementation of the scheme, Mohammad Kazemi, an environmental policy researcher has announced.
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2019-01-20 22:54
Tehran mayor calls on universities to cooperate on proper waste management
TEHRAN – Pirouz Hanachi, Tehran’s mayor, has called on academics to cooperate on waste management, which has turned into the capital’s main challenge along with air pollution, Mehr news agency reported on Saturday.
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2019-01-19 20:50
4 consecutive days of excellent air quality in Tehran
TEHRAN — In a rare phenomenon Tehraners have breathed excellent air for four consecutive days, Tasnim news agency reported on Saturday.
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2019-01-18 23:09
To see the azure sky everyday should be a ‘clean air day’: mayor
TEHRAN — In order to see the azure sky everyday should be a “clean air day”, Tehran mayor wrote on the occasion of the national clean air day, marked annually on January 19.
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2019-01-10 07:17
Tehran subway to add 376 new cars: deputy mayor
TEHRAN – Some 376 subway cars will be built to enter Tehran’s underground transport fleet by the next 48 months, Mohsen Pourseyyed Aqaei, deputy mayor for traffic and transport affairs has said.
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2019-01-09 10:44
Clunker vehicles scrappage drops by 65% in Iran
TEHRAN— The scrappage of clunker vehicles has decreased by 65 percent in the current Iranian calendar year (starting on March 21, 2018) compared to a year earlier, an official with traffic police has said.
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2019-01-08 20:18
Tehran mayor calls on students to join ‘car-free Tuesdays’ campaign
TEHRAN – Pirouz Hanachi, the mayor of Tehran, has called on students to join him on ‘car-free Tuesdays’ campaign, ISNA reported on Tuesday.
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2019-01-01 21:12
Bike sharing program to develop in Tehran: mayor
TEHRAN — Bicycle sharing program will be developed in the capital city of Tehran in a bid to reduce air pollution, Tehran Mayor Pirouz Hanachi said on Tuesday.
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2018-12-30 10:58
25,000 carbureted motorcycles to be scrapped within 2 months
TEHRAN – Some 25,000 polluting carbureted motorcycles will be discarded by the next two months as per enforcement of clean air law, head of the national working group for air pollution mitigation affiliated to the Department of Environment (DOE) has announced.
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2018-12-29 20:40
‘Diesel particulate filter best option to cut PM 2.5’
TEHRAN — Installation of diesel particulate filter on vehicles is one of the best and cost-efficient measures to reduce small particulate matter of 2.5 microns or less in diameter (PM2.5) in metropolises, Masoud Zandi, head of the national center for air quality and climate change, has said.
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2018-12-29 00:09
Only 2 weeks of clean air quality for Tehraners this year
TEHRAN — Tehraners have experienced a fortnight of clean air quality since the beginning of the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21), an official with Department of Environment has said.
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2018-12-23 21:25
Rain and wind to the rescue: Tehran air quality markedly improved in autumn
TEHRAN — As per the data released by Iran’s Meteorological Organization as well as National Drought Warning and Monitoring Center with increased precipitation in Tehran air quality have noticeably enhanced in the capital.
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2018-12-12 16:57
Bike-sharing scheme gets underway in Tehran
TEHRAN – Bike-sharing scheme, proposed by an Iranian startup through a system based on Internet of Things (IoT), has started to be implemented in the capital, YJC reported on Wednesday.
