Air Pollution

Lahore becomes the most polluted city in the world

With Air Quality Index (AQI) touching the mark 708, Lahore yet again, topped the world map in the list of…

4 weeks ago

Air pollution makes it difficult for bees to find flowers: Research

According to a new study, air pollution prevents bees from finding flowers because it degrades the scent. A research team…

1 year ago

2 lakh people fall sick in Thailand as air pollution worsens

Nearly 200,000 people in Thailand have been admitted to hospital because of air pollution this week with Bangkok being blanketed…

2 years ago

Curbs on diesel vehicles eased in Delhi as air quality improves

The central Commission for Air Quality Management has eased some restrictions that were introduced to curb pollution in Delhi as…

2 years ago

Delhi under smog for third day in a row amid high pollution

A thick layer of smog covered Delhi for the third day in a row on Saturday as the air quality…

2 years ago

Delhi schools shut for primary classes as air quality worsens

The Delhi government has decided to shut schools for primary classes from tomorrow as air quality in the national capital…

2 years ago

As air quality turns severe, Noida schools shift to online mode today

With the air quality in the National Capital Region (NCR) reaching alarming levels, the Gautam Buddh Nagar District Administration has…

2 years ago

Pollution from cooking emissions hangs in air for days

<p> <strong>Organic aerosols - such as those released in cooking - may stay in the atmosphere for several days, because…

3 years ago

Rice exporters hit by air quality norms

<p> <strong>After registering record growth in exports last year, India’s shipment of rice could be dented. In December, the Commission…

3 years ago

WHO identifies air pollution as the biggest risk to public health, toughens standards

<p> On Wednesday, the World Health Organisation (WHO) tightened its guidelines for air pollution. This means that for many cities,…

3 years ago

Delhi govt set to counter stubble burning by using freshly minted bio-decomposer

<p> As the harvest season in India’s northern region including Delhi and the national capital region leads to severe pollution…

3 years ago

Delhi becomes India’s first city to get a smog tower to cut air pollution

<p> Delhi became the first city in the country on Tuesday to get a smog tower for reducing air pollution. </p>…

3 years ago

Covid-19 lockdowns brought ‘unprecedented’ improvements in air quality

<p> <strong>The increase in PM2.5 over India was less pronounced than in previous years as Covid-19 lockdowns brought rapid and…

3 years ago

Delhi To Have Operational Smog Towers By August End | Delhi Smog Tower Inauguration

<p> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/woSJGM6MAkc" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p> <p> Here’s some good…

3 years ago