How rising temperatures are fuelling risk to human health
Human-induced climate change and rising temperatures are a growing threat to human health. Old people…
Air Pollution
Study: Cutting NOx emissions by half leads to dramatic gains in crop yields
A new study shows that cutting NOx pollution levels by about half would improve crop…
India reported most air pollution-related deaths in the world in 2019: Lancet report
A recent report on pollution and health published in The Lancet Planetary Health says 16.7…
UP becomes first to adopt airshed management to cut pollution
Uttar Pradesh became the first Indian state to adopt ‘airshed management’ to reduce pollution with…
Air pollution clouds India’s 100GW by 2022 solar energy target
A new study by IIT Delhi found that between 2001 and 2018, India lost 29%…
Long exposure to air pollution increases risks of autoimmune diseases
A new study at the University of Verona stated that long-term exposure to high levels…
New norms set technology and fuel standards for brick kilns
The central government released new norms for brick kilns after seven years of deliberations, which…
Shift to cleaner fuel by Sept 30 or face shut down, industries in Haryana, UP, Rajasthan warned
Start using PNG or biomass fuel by September 30 this year, or face a shut…
Green court asks govt to set up mission to monitor disposal and use of fly ash
India’s National Green Tribunal (NGT) asked the Centre to set up a fly ash management…
Only 79 coal plants asked to install emission reduction tech, 517 get breather
The Centre asked 79 coal power plants to install equipment to cut sulphur dioxide and…