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COVID-19 cleared air in NCR region; Ghaziabad shows highest reduction in AQI- Study
Within eight days of last year’s country-wide COVID-19 lockdown, Air Quality Indices (AQI) of five…
Digging up the dirt on Kulda coal mines expansion
Villagers from Odisha’s coal district have been protesting peacefully for almost a month after years…
Survey reveals healthcare sector role in combatting climate change
The largest ever survey on climate change conducted among healthcare professionals in India has revealed…
Budget 2021-22: Centre sets aside ₹2217 crore for air pollution control in 42 cities
The Centre allocated Rs2217 crore to fight air pollution in 42 cities with over a…
Exposure to PM2.5 generated by fossil-fuel alone costs India 2.46 million lives: Harvard study
One in five deaths around the world in 2018 was attributable to exposure to toxic…
Air quality panel to seek 5% GST for natural gas
The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) in the National Capital Region (NCR) and adjoining…
Air pollution cost India 1.67 million lives and $36·8 billion in 2019
Lancet study finds air pollution leads to various illnesses, including lung diseases, diabetes and cataracts….
How a dubious study is being used to undermine India’s emission norms
The Ministry of Power could be setting a dangerous precedent by putting its weight behind…
Chhattisgarh leans on citizen science and participatory decision making to combat toxic air
State Health Resource Center (SHRC), Chhattisgarh is implementing a unique pilot in two polluted districts…
The 2020 Air Pollution news round up
The year in which a global pandemic forced a reassessment of the complex implications of…