Page 84 - Air Pollution

Budget 2020: Centre may announce sops for states for pollution control

The Commission submitted its interim report for 2020-21 to President Ram Nath Kovind earlier this month

Declare health emergency: Environmentalists urge PM as pollution spikes

Environmental organisations on Thursday requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi and all state governments to declare a national health emergency

Sydney air pollution sets off fire alarms, AQI goes past 'hazardous'

The number of people seeking treatment at Sydney hospitals increased by about 25%

SC partially lifts ban on construction activities in Delhi-NCR region

The apex court perused the affidavit filed by CPCB which said however that no construction should be permitted during 6 PM to 6 AM

India's fight against air pollution could increase greenhouse gas emissions

Government-mandated pollution control devices for coal-fired power plants, which reduce deadly sulfur-dioxide pollution, could also boost carbon dioxide emissions at individual plants

India's first residential air purification tower to come up in Bengaluru

Puravankara launches Purva Atmosphere which will have a 40 feet high tower to purify 32 million cubic metres of air per day

Delhli continues to suffer as air quality slips to very poor category

The overall air quality in the city was 370 at 9.45 am; it was 'severe' with an AQI of 404 at 4 pm Friday

Indian MPs establish a new cross-party parliamentarian group for clean air

The MPs met on Thursday evening to discuss issues pertaining to India's growing air pollution challenge

Smog returns to choke Delhi-NCR, air quality back in 'severe' category

On Thursday, a CPCB-led task force asked all agencies in Delhi-NCR to remain on high alert and to take stringent measures to control air pollution

CPCB calls for stringent measures as air quality turns severe in Delhi

The overall air quality index (AQI) in the national capital read 382 at 4 pm, while the AQI entered the severe zone in Ghaziabad (432), Greater Noida (417) and Noida (414) on Thursday

Hinduja Group offers to help Punjab in addressing stubble burning problem

The offer was made during a meeting between Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and Hinduja Group Chairman Prakash Hinduja, an official statement said here

No conclusive data to prove air pollution behind deaths, diseases: Govt

Air Pollution is one of the many factors affecting respiratory ailments and associated diseases

Best of BS Opinion: RBI monetary policy, air pollution emergency, and more

Here's a selection of opinion pieces from today's Business Standard

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

Can an aircraft fix solve air pollution issue? This French firm claims so

Sounds surreal? If things remain on track, a wild disruptive imagination from Thales, an innovation giant, may become a reality as early as in the next five years

Delhi-NCR's air quality best in 55 days, slight dip likely on Friday

Most of the 37 air quality monitoring stations in Delhi recorded AQI in the 'satisfactory' category. Pusa registered the best AQI of 64

Get explosives, better kill all in one go: SC to states on toxic air

The bench said "not only the state machinery is responsible but farmers are also responsible for this"

Get explosives, kill them in one go: SC rebukes govt over air pollution

The air quality in the national capital continues to be in the 'poor' category with overall AQI docking at 218 today

Best of BS Opinion: Social to economical, losing the past and the future

Here's a selection of Business Standard Opinion pieces for the day

Solutions to pollution need political will

How long does it take before an obvious problem becomes an issue that politicians of every hue are prepared to grapple with?