The National Clean Air Programme set a national level target of 40 per cent reduction in particulate matter concentration by 2025-26 from 2017
Delhi's air quality worsened to the severe category on January 9 owning to unfavourable meteorological conditions - calm winds and low temperatures
People exposed to high levels of air pollution were more likely to have a first stroke, post-stroke cardiovascular disease or death than people not exposed to...
Sources of air pollution within Delhi city limits include vehicular emission, followed by road dust, open waste burning and small-scale industries
Air pollution: Curbs under Stage III of the Graded Response Action Plan, including a ban on non-essential construction and demolition work, will remain in force in...
PM10 and PM2.5 concentrations in 2022, with all activities in full throttle in the Delhi-NCR region, were even lower than those recorded in 2021
The Commission for Air Quality Management said (CAQM) had in June issued directions to ban the use of coal in industrial, domestic and other miscellaneous applications...
According to the India Meteorological Department, Good category hours increased simultaneously whereas Severe category hours declined in 2022 in terms of PM2.5
Delhi recorded 24 such days of 'severe' air quality in 2021, 15 in 2020, 24 in 2019, 19 in 2018, nine in 2017 and 25 in...
Air Pollution Crisis: As 2022 draws to a close, we look at the critical issue of air pollution - the risk it poses to our health...
Dr Arvind Kumar, a chest surgeon from Medanta – The Medicity is of the opinion that air pollution makes an individual diseased, it decreases performance and...
Curbs under Stage III include a ban on non-essential construction and demolition, closure of stone crushers and mining activities in Delhi-NCR
34-year-old Dr Swaminathan Chandramouli runs “Doctor on Wheels”, a mobile-healthcare initiative to provide at-home medical services to senior citizens in...
70-year-old Dr Arunoday Mondal, a Padma awardee has been providing healthcare services for free to rural Sundarbans for over two...
Padma awardee Dr. Neelam Kler highlighted the importance of having a holistic healthcare approach to reduce neonatal and maternal mortality...
Dr Indira Chakravarty, who is a Public Health Specialist, said that the Banega Swasth India campaign has helped people understand...
Currently working as the Chairman of the Asian Institute of Gastroenterology and AIG Hospitals in Hyderabad, Padma awardee Dr Nageshwar...
