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September 26, 2025, 07:49 PM - 2 min read
The environment ministry has mandated cities under the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) to utilise at least 75 per cent of the funds disbursed so far if they want to access allocations for the FY2025-26
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September 12, 2025, 04:20 PM - 4 min read
CJI Gavai on Friday questioned why firecracker bans are limited to Delhi, stressing that clean air is a right for all citizens, not just the capital’s “elite”.
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August 4, 2025, 05:35 PM - 3 min read
A new study has uncovered a hidden danger drifting high above the Himalayas, revealing that clouds once believed to deliver pure drinking water are instead transporting toxic heavy metals from polluted lowlands to some of the world’s highest and most fragile ecosystems.
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May 5, 2025, 05:01 PM - 6 min read
What really sets glitter apart from other microplastics is the way it behaves once it enters the ocean. It actively interacts with its surroundings; it’s not drifting passively.
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March 24, 2025, 04:10 PM - 6 min read
There is an urgent need for multi-sector action across all regions under the National Clean Air Programme for a time-bound reduction in pollution levels. The steady deterioration in the air quality of several Indian cities calls for radical long-term steps to arrest the tide.
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March 11, 2025, 08:00 PM - 3 min read
A new report has once again highlighted the severe air pollution levels in India, with 13 of the world's 20 most polluted cities located in the country.
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November 13, 2024, 04:39 PM - 2 min read
Stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana is often blamed for the rise in air pollution in Delhi after the paddy harvest in October and November.
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November 3, 2024, 09:22 PM - 3 min read
The residents faced a difficult time as the air condition in Delhi continued to deteriorate.
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July 4, 2024, 08:56 AM - 2 min read
Indian air quality standards prescribe 60 micrograms per cubic metre of PM2.5 over a 24-hour period.
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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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December 17, 2023, 08:52 PM - 2 min read
The national capital saw a warm Sunday with the mercury reaching a high of 24.7 degrees Celsius, three notches above the season's average, while the AQI remained in the 'very poor' category.
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December 7, 2023, 07:33 PM - 2 min read
The national capital's air quality once again entered the 'very poor' category on Thursday, while the mercury recorded a high of 25.8 degrees Celsius, one notch above the season's average.
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