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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:......

Air pollution may make COVID-19 more deadly: Study

Long-term exposure to urban air pollution, especially NO2, may make COVID-19 more deadly, according to a study conducted in the United States. IMAGE: Vehicles ply on road amid thick smog in New......

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......

Air pollution reducing life expectancy in India by 5 years

Air pollution is the greatest threat to human health in India and the average Indian resident is set to lose five years of life expectancy if the WHO guidelines are not followed, according to the......

Air pollution: India, China worst sufferers

Industrialisation has been accompanied by rising greenhouse gas emissions (particularly carbon dioxide) up to income levels of $10–15,000 per capita India and China suffer over $1.89......

What's behind Delhi's air pollution?

The government says emission from old diesel vehicles is not to be blamed. Experts say government is selectively using data to make its case. What is poisoning Delhi’s air and making......

10 most polluted places in the world

Pollution has become an inseparable part of modern living. With civilization progressing by leaps and bounds, pollution is taking its toll on human lives. A recent World Health Organization report......

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......

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......

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Why clean air remains a pipe dream across India

Air pollution may make COVID-19 more deadly: Study

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

Air pollution reducing life expectancy in India by 5 years

Air pollution: India, China worst sufferers

What's behind Delhi's air pollution?

10 most polluted places in the world

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

Delhi is the world's most polluted megacity!

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