25 air quality monitors not enough for Mumbai: Experts
Experts have proposed more monitoring stations under the Nation-wide Clean Air Programme (NCAP) to hasten…
Air Pollution
Marginal improvement in air quality 4 years after NCAP launch
Under the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP), marginal improvements in air quality were seen last…
Air quality commission panel lifts curbs, diesel autos banned in Delhi NCR
The Commission for Air Quality Management has lifted the stage three of the graded response…
Delhi-NCR air quality worsens, coal-based thermal power plants flout GRAP norms?
Coal-based thermal power plants around Delhi-NCR, with massive emission loads, are violating GRAP norms. Citing…
Now GRAP restrictions to be imposed 3 days ahead of bad air forecast
This year, measures under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) for air pollution in Delhi…
Study redefines air pollution’s link to cancer
How does air pollution lead to cancer? According to new research, rather than causing damage,…
Study: Air pollution cases less than 8% of the NGT hearings from 2011-2020
Air quality in India is one of the worst in the world, but over the…
The Silent Killer: Assessing the Impact of Biomass Burning on Women’s Health
Research in the field has established that women and children are disproportionately impacted by indoor…
Delhi and Kolkata have the highest PM2.5 pollution in the world: Report
Indian and most global cities far exceed WHO’s air pollution guidelines for two major health…
Govt shocker in Parliament: ‘Air pollution primarily urban issue’
In an apparent disregard of the fact that coal power plants, brick kilns, industries are…
