Air quality monitoring stations to come up in more cities:Govt
The Government plans to set up air quality monitoring stations, which are presently functional at 10 places, in more cities in the country. The air quality monitoring stations is also proposed to be
View ArticleThe challenge of air pollution
Here is a piece of startling information, in the form of a BBC report dated April 19, for candidates aspiring to be researchers in air pollution. “Saharan dust, traffic fumes, and smog from Europe may
View ArticleCSE flags green concerns on Modi govt anniversary; Pitches for concrete plan...
The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), a Delhi-based think-tank on green issues, on Tuesday said the NDA government's record was not as bad as feared but there had been no major reforms so far to
View ArticleWHO singles out air pollution as major health hazard
This is the first time that air pollution and its associated health risks have been discussed at the highest forum of WHO. Putting air pollution on global priority, the World Health Organisation has
View ArticleWith heat, toxic ozone level is also rising in city
As temperatures soar in the national capital, levels of toxic ozone, responsible for causing a number of health problems, especially for asthmatics, have crossed permissible limits, the met department
View ArticleHeat & dust raise Delhi’s air toxins to critical levels
Day temperatures dropped marginally on Thursday but there was hardly any relief for weather-beaten Delhiites as toxins in the air rose alarmingly due to a cloud cover trapping pollutants. The capital's
View ArticleToxic ozone gas at double the safe limit in some Delhi areas
Environmental scientists say ozone, which is a particularly critical pollutant, has emerged as a concern in Delhi in the last few years. The prevailing high temperatures have contributed to a spike
View ArticleFeeling breathless in 'gas chamber' Delhi
As the Centre and state governments in NCR dither on fixing air quality, the capital's image is taking a beating and its residents are paying the price of bad air with their health. After TOI published
View ArticleCentral PSU's commit to fund 70 pollution monitoring stations
The National Air Quality Index (NAQI), one of the few major achievements of the environment ministry in NDA's first year, has received a timely financial boost, at a time when questions were raised about
View ArticleSignificant ozone built up in Delhi poses health risk: CSE
NEW DELHI: A significant ozone build up has been witnessed this summer in several areas of the national capital, including the one where Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal resides, increasing the public
View ArticleExperts unite to curb rising pollution in Delhi
At a time Delhi is grappling with deteriorating air quality, experts from across the country are coming together to prepare an action plan to improve the scenario. Around 100 experts from the scientific
View ArticleAir quality index not akin to air quality control, say experts
Various ministries are playing a role in tacking this problem and this makes it very difficult While unplanned development, lack of political will and public concern have led to Delhi achieving the
View ArticleCity’s air during 2014 satisfactory: PCBA
The Pollution Control Board, Assam (PCBA) has worked out an Air Quality Index (AQI) for measuring the air quality of State capital Guwahati, and as per the first AQI ratings, the city’s air quality during
View ArticleThe quality of air you breathe in Chennai is worse than in Delhi
Chennai had the highest proportion of ‘severe’ days based on AQI Official air quality data for the first half of this year shows that while Delhi does indeed face high levels of air pollution, Kanpur,
View ArticleQuestion raised in Lok Sabha on air quality, 21/07/2015
Question raised in Lok Sabha on air quality, 21/07/2015. The ambient air quality is monitored by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in association with various State Pollution Control Boards...
View ArticleWhen the wind blows: spatial spillover effects of urban air pollution
Using a unique city-level panel on the daily air pollution index (API) and fine-scale meteorological data from 2009 to 2013 in China, examine the existence and the magnitude of spatial spillover effects
View ArticlePollution levels in Shillong
Some months ago Prime Minister, Narendra Modi launched the air quality index at a two-day conference that included the environment and forest ministers from all Indian states. Officials at the conference
View ArticleGovt to make ABS and Speed Limiters mandatory for commercial vehicles
The government will prohibit sale of all the commercial vehicles sold in India with below Bharat Stage IV (BSIV) in major metro cities The Government of India has taken an initiative to make the country
View ArticleThe most polluted US national parks
Air pollution in many national parks, from Yosemite to Joshua Tree and Kings Canyon, means a hike in the ‘fresh air’ is not as healthy as it seems, reports Mother Jones It’s late summer, and Americans
View ArticleChina Gets a Little More Fresh Air
On a Tuesday afternoon in late July, a newlywed couple prepared to pose for their wedding portraits in front of Beijing’s historic Drum Tower. Lily Chen, 28, in a sparkling white gown and tiara, checked
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