Tag: Air Pollution

Delhi’s AQI continues to be in 'severe' category, improves slightly at some points
Delhi’s AQI continues to be in 'severe' category, improves slightly at some points

In the national capital, the Anand Vihar station continued to be in "severe" category with PM 2.5 at 411 and PM 10 at 410, as per the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).

  • Sunday, 05 November 2023
Centre invokes Grap Stage IV to tackle rising pollution in Delhi; truck entry banned to push for WFH
Centre invokes Grap Stage IV to tackle rising pollution in Delhi; truck entry banned to push for WFH, know details

GRAP are set of measures drafted by the Centre's CAQM to tackle air pollution. The Stage IV is the highest level of pollution alert. The 8-point action plan as per Stage-IV of GRAP is applicable with immediate effect from Sunday in the entire NCR.

  • Sunday, 05 November 2023
Air pollution
Air pollution kills more people in India than anywhere else in the world

A major study published in the journal Lancet Planetary Health Pollution in 2020 showed that pollution has emerged as the “largest existential threat” to humans,

  • Saturday, 04 November 2023
Delhi-NCR air quality further dips into ‘very poor’ category
Delhi-NCR air quality further dips into ‘very poor’ category

Delhi’s overall Air Quality Index (AQI) reached 346 on Thursday evening, according to data from the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR).

  • Thursday, 02 November 2023
Delhi air quality dips more in 'very poor' category
Delhi air quality dips more in 'very poor' category

The AQI at Dhirpur with PM 2.5 was at 369, under "very poor" category.

  • Wednesday, 01 November 2023
BCCI
No fireworks display in Delhi, Mumbai during World Cup matches due to worsening air pollution

Delhi has only one match left to host, the Bangladesh-Sri Lanka game on November 6, while Mumbai are scheduled to host two more league games, on November 2 and November 7, and the semifinal on November 15.

  • Wednesday, 01 November 2023
Delhi air quality dips to 'poor' category, AQI reaches 249 (Lead)
Delhi air quality dips to 'poor' category, AQI reaches 249

Earlier on Wednesday morning, air quality in the national capital had slightly improved and entered into "moderate" category as the overall AQI of the city reached 190.

  • Wednesday, 25 October 2023
Air pollution is too high in 7 cities of Odisha
Air pollution in 7 Odisha cities including Bhubaneswar alarming: Minister

As per the air pollution level, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Angul, Rourkela, Talcher, Balasore and Kalinganagar have been identified as non-attainment cities.

  • Wednesday, 22 March 2023
Coal dust, round-the-clock transportation bane for Jajpur villagers 
Coal dust, round-the-clock transportation bane for Jajpur villagers 

The aggrieved villagers alleged that the plying of hundreds of coal-laden trucks have damaged the village roads to such an extent that even cyclists are hesitating to commute on the stretches.

  • Thursday, 22 December 2022
Stillbirth
Air pollution is linked to almost a million stillbirths, causing emotional trauma among couples

The World Health Organization estimates that outdoor air pollution causes the deaths of 7 million people each year.

  • Thursday, 08 December 2022
House Plants
Purify the air in your house amid high pollution by keeping these plants

An easy and inexpensive way to reduce indoor pollution is with houseplants. Potted plants are known to reduce the number of air particulates in a room because they purify the air.

  • Friday, 18 November 2022
Air Pollution
5 simple, homemade ways to protect you from air pollution

Air pollution can emerge from various sources and can directly or indirectly affect your health. For example, passive smoking.

  • Saturday, 05 November 2022
Stubble Burning Continues
Punjab Farmers Continue Stubble Farming, Express Helplessness

Stubble burning in Pakka Kalan village in Bathinda. Punjab recorded more than 700-750 farm fires since September. Stubble burning ‘main cause of pollution in New Delhi’

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  • Saturday, 29 October 2022
Long-term exposure to air pollution making women fatter
Long-term exposure to air pollution making women fatter

Researchers from the University of Michigan in the US found that exposure to air pollution was linked with higher body fat, higher proportion fat and lower lean mass among midlife women.

  • Saturday, 15 October 2022
Air pollution now linked to deadly health risks
Air pollution now linked to deadly health risks other than respiratory illnesses

New investigations raise a fresh alarm for the governments and agencies in India to fast-track their efforts to safeguard the population from air pollution.

  • Saturday, 08 October 2022
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