October 12, 2024, 09:19 AM - 3 min read
During the winter months, Delhi's air pollution is still being contributed to by vehicles, road dust, construction dust, biomass burning, and industrial emissions, as stated in a report released on Friday.
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September 19, 2024, 10:16 AM - 4 min read
The Lancet Neurology journal has published estimates indicating a significant increase in the incidence of stroke and related deaths worldwide. This rise is driven by factors such as air pollution, high temperatures, and metabolic risk factors like high blood pressure and physical inactivity.
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September 19, 2024, 09:52 AM - 1 min read
The Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) has been implemented earlier than the usual date of October 1 to control air pollution in the Delhi-NCR region during winter, as per officials.
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August 28, 2024, 10:25 AM - 5 min read
According to the report, the most polluted region in India, the northern plains, experienced a 17.2 per cent reduction in particulate levels in 2022 compared to 2021.
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August 27, 2024, 03:17 PM - 3 min read
Air pollution in Indian districts has been found to exceed national standards, leading to an increased risk of death across all age groups.
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July 15, 2024, 06:53 PM - 2 min read
While jobs, inflation and unemployment, rightfully, are the subject of discussion and polarised debates, unfortunately, air pollution does not even figure on anyone’s list of urgencies.
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May 5, 2024, 10:46 PM - 2 min read
Patna ranked second in India for pollution, with an AQI of 316, categorised as'very poor'. Greater Noida, UP, claimed the top spot with an AQI of 346, as per the 4 p.m. bulletin from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
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March 20, 2024, 08:35 PM - 2 min read
World Air Quality Report ranks India third in the list of most polluted countries in the world with 42 cities in the top 50, but no one’s paying attention Hardly any noise came from the corridors of power at the grim news of India’s jump up the ranks from the eighth most polluted country in 2022 to third, after Bangladesh and Pakistan, in the World Air Quality Report 2023 released recently by Swiss air quality monitoring body IQ Air
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