Page 70 - Air Pollution

India needs collaboration, continuity to solve air pollution: Experts

The worsening air quality in Delhi-NCR forced the apex court of the country to step in and take cognizance of the national capital's Air Quality Index (AQI) on Saturday

Delhi's air quality improves marginally, still in severe category

The weatherman has forecast mainly clear skies for Sunday with moderate fog in the morning

Are your smog towers working? SC asks Delhi govt as air quality worsens

The Supreme Court asked the Delhi govt about the steps taken by it to control air pollution in the national capital and sought to know if the smog towers installed by it were working

Delhi pollution: Schools closed for a week, offices to operate in WFH mode

CM Arvind Kejriwal said that pollution level is rising in Delhi due to stubble burning in neighbouring states and called upon all stakeholders to work together to combat it

Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai among world's top 10 polluted cities

The cities with the worst AQI indices also include Lahore, in Pakistan, and Chengdu, in China

I am a farmer, poor farmers can't afford machinery for stubble: SC judge

Supreme Court judge Justice Surya Kant said he is a farmer and they know that poor and marginalised farmers in northern states cannot afford to buy machinery for stubble management

Parts of north India wake up to thick smog as air pollution concerns mount

The national capital plunged into the 'severe category' after reporting an air quality index (AQI) of 499

Air pollution harms heart cells in kidney patients, warn experts

NCR gasps for clean air amid the overall AQI shooting to severe levels, health experts warned on Friday that increased exposure to particulate matter 2.5 can worsen disease progression

Avoid going outdoors, says CPCB in view of severe air pollution in Delhi

The central pollution watchdog on Friday advised people to avoid going outdoors and directed government and private offices to reduce vehicle usage by at least 30 per cent

Truck and bus maker Daimler India targets 100% carbon neutrality by 2025

Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV) will double its captive solar power generation, hike green power purchase, switch all internal shuttles to electric vehicles

Visibility in Delhi to remain poor for next 3 days due to smog: IMD

The visibility in Delhi will remain poor for the next three days due to fog and smog, said Senior Scientist of the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD).Speaking to ANI, Jenamani said, "Delhi today witnessed low visibility due to fog and smoke conditions. Visibility was around 600-800 meters till 12 noon. Visibility to remain poor for the next three days in Delhi."A layer of smog shrouded Delhi-NCR on Friday as the air quality in Delhi continued to remain under the "very poor" category.The System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR) under the Ministry of Earth Science reported that the air quality is in the 'very poor' category in Delhi with an air quality index (AQI) of 390.Further, while speaking about the situation of incessant rainfall in Tamil Nadu, the senior scientist informed that the department has withdrawn a 'red alert' for heavy rainfall in Chennai."We have withdrawn 'red alert' for heavy rainfall in Chennai. Rains are expected in Kerala and coastal

India struggles to put out crop waste fires that fuel air pollution

In 2018, Narendra Modi's administration set out to tackle the problem by establishing a fund to help farmers get rid of rice paddy straw

Delhi in grip of season's first smog episode, likely to be longest in 4 yrs

This analysis is based on the real time data available from the current working air quality monitoring stations in Delhi-NCR and the larger Indo-Gangetic Plain

Looking beyond AQI: How Indian cities compare with others worldwide

Indian cities' air pollution was even higher than the WHO set standards and worse than most cities even on the days pollution was at its lowest

Cases of sore throat, breathing issues up due to poor air quality: Doctors

Delhi recorded "severe" on the air quality index (AQI) for three days on the trot till Sunday due to emissions accumulating from fireworks on Diwali and stubble burning

Agra's AQI stands at 500 plus despite major efforts to check pollution

The overall situation in the 10,400 sq km eco-sensitive Taj Trapezium Zone remains alarming as the Taj city is grappling with 500 plus AQI

Delhi's AQI at 'very poor', residents concerned about rising health risks

Due to persistent pollution in Delhi's air, the residents of the national capital complained about rising health problems.

Delhi's AQI 'severe' again; stubble burning behind 27% of PM2.5 pollution

The share of farm fires in Delhi's pollution rose to a three-year high of 48 per cent on Sunday

People inhale up to 7,000 microplastic particles daily, says study

People breathe in up to 7,000 microplastic particles every day from clothes, toys and furnishings, revealed a research.

Month-long campaign against waste burning from Nov 11: Delhi minister

The Delhi government will launch a month-long campaign to prevent open burning of waste and biomass from November 11 as part of efforts to further reduce pollution from local sources