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Why clean air remains a pipe dream across India

Data from the ministry of environment, forest and climate change reveals that 30 cities recorded an increase in PM10 levels compared to 2017-18 (FY18), indicating deteriorating air quality. IMAGE:......

LG orders paid break for workers amid 50 deg C heat, calls Kejri insensitive

With Delhi sizzling under an intense heatwave, Lt Governor VK Saxena on Wednesday directed that a paid break from noon to 3 pm be given to labourers, along with water and coconut milk at......

Guess which was India's most polluted city in 2023? Hint: It's not Delhi

Byrnihat in Meghalaya topped the list of most polluted cities in India in 2023, closely followed by Begusarai in Bihar and Greater Noida in Uttar Pradesh, according to a report released on......

India registered 9.3 lakh cancer deaths, 2nd highest in Asia

India registered about 12 lakh new cancer cases and 9.3 lakh deaths in 2019, becoming the second highest contributor to the disease burden in Asia for that year, according to a new study published......

Delhi's air quality remains 'very poor', AQI at 306

The overall air quality in the national capital on Monday morning was recorded in the 'very poor' category, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) at 306 against 302 recorded on Sunday, as per......

The poison that's 'KILLING' Delhi's citizens

In terms of disability adjusted life years, an average person in Delhi lost a healthy week of their life in 2017, and almost all of it due to outdoor air pollution. Air pollution affects different......

Did NDA govt help Vedanta's Tuticorin factory?

The environment ministry till May 2014 (still under UPA) ordered that cases like Vedanta’s expansion plans need to consult people. But in December 2014, the NDA government reversed this......

Delhi is the world's most polluted megacity!

In 2012, with one million deaths, China reported the highest toll from PM2.5 and PM10 pollution. At the time, India followed, reporting 621,138 deaths, nearly 10 per cent of the global toll......

Delhi's transport sector 3 times more polluting than Mumbai's

Despite a 187 km, seven-line metro network carrying 2.4 million commuters every day, private vehicles rose 92 per cent over the last 15 years Delhi’s transport sector produces six times as......

Paharpur Business Centre: Inside the 'healthiest' building in Delhi

In a city with the worst air quality globally, Kamal Meattle has built a building that is among the purest in the world, finds Dhruv Munjal. Image: The six-storey building, which is spread across......

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Why clean air remains a pipe dream across India

LG orders paid break for workers amid 50 deg C heat, calls Kejri insensitive

Guess which was India's most polluted city in 2023? Hint: It's not Delhi

India registered 9.3 lakh cancer deaths, 2nd highest in Asia

Delhi's air quality remains 'very poor', AQI at 306

The poison that's 'KILLING' Delhi's citizens

Did NDA govt help Vedanta's Tuticorin factory?

Delhi is the world's most polluted megacity!

Delhi's transport sector 3 times more polluting than Mumbai's

Paharpur Business Centre: Inside the 'healthiest' building in Delhi

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