Page 10 - Air Pollution Study

Average levels of pollutants in 2020 lowest in 7 yrs: Delhi Economic Survey

Average levels of various pollutants, including PM10, PM2.5 and nitrogen dioxide, in Delhi last year were the lowest since 2014

PM2.5 air pollution claimed 54,000 lives in Delhi last year: Study

Pollution levels remained almost six times above the prescribed WHO limits, according to a new study

Air pollution kills 64,000 people a year in England: Parliamentary report

Warning of air pollution's deadliness and its disproportionate impact on disadvantaged communities, members of the committee reaffirmed that improving air quality should be at the core

Fossil fuel pollution kills millions more than scientists previously knew

In the US, the researchers found that 350,000 premature deaths per year are attributable to fine-particulate pollution generated by fossil-fuel combustion

Air sensing technology reveals adverse impact of smog in Delhi

Delhi-based Karuna Chauhan tracked the air pollution exposure throughout the daily routine in phases

Improving India's air may prevent 7% of pregnancy losses: Lancet

In a first, a Lancet study has indicated that meeting India's air quality targets across south Asia may prevent 7 per cent of pregnancy losses

Delhi had highest per-capita loss from air pollution in 2019: Lancet

Air pollution woes have quadrupled for Delhi, a study in the peer-reviewed medical journal Lancet suggests

Air pollution India's top health risk, caused 1.67 mn deaths in 2019: Study

According to the State of Global Air, 2020, a report on global exposure to air pollution, released by Health Effects Institute (HEI) on Wednesday, air pollution is the biggest health risk in India

Traffic, power generation and others weekly economic indicator insights

Although numbers are better than June, traffic growth is now stagnating in major cities and electricity generation is slipping even as pollution in the capital showed signs of falling again

Retail visits show a pickup, and other weekly economic indicator insights

Traffic data also showing positive signs

'Without legal mandate, funding & coordination, clean air plans won't work'

India launched its National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) in January 2019 with the aim to achieve a 20-30% reduction in particulate matter (PM) concentration by 2024

Anti-Pollution Drive Foundation seeks review of new environmental policy

The Anti-Pollution Drive (APD) Foundation has appealed to the Centre to immediately review and modify the draft of the new environmental policy or else the ecology of the nation could be affected.

While skies clear, indoor air pollution rises in locked-down India

Kerala, with an increase of 20 tons a day in PM 2.5 emissions, Maharashtra (15 tons/day), West Bengal (14 tons/day) are emerging as the biggest indoor emitters among states

Weekly economic indicators: Flat traffic growth signals moderating recovery

Pollution levels too remain low in Mumbai and Delhi over limited activity

NASA finds drop in CO2, greenhouse emission in India during virus lockdown

NASA collaborates with the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) to document planet-wide changes in the environment, society during the Covid-19 lockdown

90% of city-specific clean air plans in India lack budget outlines: Study

The study also found that apart from Delhi's clean air plan, other city-specific clean air plans also do not have a legal mandate for implementation

Air pollution from fossil fuels costs India $150 bn annually, 5% of GDP

"The global cost of air pollution from fossil fuels is estimated to be around $2.9 trillion, or 3.3 per cent of the world's GDP annually.

No Indian study has shown pollution reduces life:Javadekar tells Lok Sabha

Indian studies have not shown a correlation between shortening of life and pollution, the Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change said.

Smoke and mirrors

The bottom line is we need tough action and at scale - it must be transformative enough so that it can beat the galloping pollution

Uber is navigating its way through Delhi smog, launches new campaign

Pollution in the Capital is churning the conversation mills globally, the American ride-hailing and sharing service pitches in