Page 71 - Air Pollution

Favourable wind speed bring Delhi's air pollution level down marginally

Strong surface winds lowered pollution levels in the national capital marginally on Monday and its 24-hour average AQI at 4 pm was in the 'very poor' category at 390, according to agencies

Agra sees 'very poor' AQI, more people with respiratory trouble post Diwali

The city witnessed an increase in the number of people suffering from respiratory issues after Diwali

Air pollution: Delhi deploys 114 tankers to sprinkle water to settle dust

Environment Minister Gopal Rai flagged off the water tankers, terming it an "emergency measure" to help people

Day after Diwali, Delhi records its poorest air quality in 5 years

Delhi recorded its poorest air quality in five years the day after Diwali with a deadly cocktail of noxious fumes from firecrackers and stubble burning pushing the 24-average AQI to 462

Smog chokes Delhi; crackers, fires lead to worst post-Diwali AQI in 5 yrs

A thick layer of acrid smog hung over Delhi-NCR on Friday after residents flouted the firecracker ban and emissions from farm fires in the region peaked at 36 per cent

Air pollution linked to heart damage in kidney disease patients: Study

In adults who had chronic kidney disease, air pollution exposure was associated with rising levels of Galectin 3 -- a marker of scarring in the heart

Air pollution linked to heart scarring in adults with kidney disease: Study

Air pollution may have detrimental effects on heart in individuals with hypertension and kidney disease, according to a study. The researchers found that in adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD) in addition to hypertension, air pollution exposure was associated with rising levels of Galectin 3, a marker of scarring in the heart. The findings were presented online at the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) Kidney Week 2021 on Thursday. "Air pollution may be directly linked to the development of myocardial fibrosis in individuals with CKD," said study lead author Hafsa Tariq, from Case Western Reserve University in the US. Myocardial fibrosis arises when a type of cell in the heart called fibroblasts produce collagenous scar tissue. It can lead to heart failure and death. "Efforts to limit air pollution could have a beneficial effect on lowering subclinical cardiovascular disease in CKD," Tariq said. Satellite-derived measurements of smaller particulate matter, PM2.5, were link

Delhi's poor air quality a result of anything but Diwali, says BJP

The BJP on Friday hit back at Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai for blaming the party for bursting of firecrackers by people on Diwali despite a ban

Beijing shuts highways, school playgrounds due to heavy pollution

China was forced to close the roads and playgrounds in the capital city due to pollution

Poor air quality recorded at many places in Haryana & Punjab post Diwali

Bad air quality was reported at many places in Haryana and Punjab on Friday following rampant bursting of firecrackers on Diwali night

'Weather outside not good at all', says SC judge, rues spike in pollution

Supreme Court judge Justice S Ravindra Bhat on Friday said that the weather outside is not good at all while referring to the spike in air pollution level in national capital post-Diwali celebrations

Stubble burning share in Delhi's pollution rises to season's highest of 36%

Stubble burning accounted for 36 per cent of Delhi's PM2.5 pollution on Friday, the highest this season so far, according to government air quality forecast agency SAFAR

Delhi's air quality in 'moderate' category, may improve in next 2 days

Stubble burning in the neighbouring states significantly contributes to Delhi's air pollution.

Crop fires take India's global contribution to GHG emissions to 12.2%

A latest data analysis has shown that compared to the previous three years, there has been an increase in emissions due to crop fires in 2019-2020 by 12.8 per cent

Recovery tracker: Slowdown in power generation, freight activity

Essential shopping up with rising pharmacy and grocery visits

Delhi pollution increasing due to stubble burning in nearby states: CM

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that increase in pollution was due to stubble burning in neighbouring states as governments were "doing nothing" to help farmers to stop it.

Stubble burning incidents down 63% this month, says report

The hotspots of paddy residue-burning in Punjab are Amritsar, Tarn Taran, Patiala and Ludhiana

Stalin asks Delhi, 3 other states to lift 'unreasonable' firecracker ban

Industry staring at Rs 600-crore loss during the Deepavali season

Delhi's air quality in moderate category, likely to deteriorate in 2 days

Air quality in the national capital was recorded in the moderate category on Thursday but is likely to deteriorate in the next two days with a rise in farm fire incidents in Punjab and Haryana

Don't use personal vehicles one day per week to reduce pollution: Kejriwal

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday urged Delhiites to help bring down pollution in the city by giving up vehicle use once in a week and turning off engines of vehicles at red lights.