The WHO recommends that average annual readings of small and hazardous airborne particles known as PM2.5 should be no more than 5 micrograms per cubic metre...
The number of cities within the prescribed National Ambient Air Quality Standard (PM10 less than 60 μg/m3) increased from 18 in 2019-20 to 27 in 2020-21,...
During the Covid lockdown, the air looked much cleaner, but that allowed more sunshine to get through, creating conditions for ozone (O3), a pollutant, to increase...
According to experts, people with no past history of respiratory troubles are also developing lung-related problems due to air pollution
The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) directed the government of Delhi, Punjab Rajasthan, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh to ensure 'strict force' of the measures with...
The report pointed out that the combustion of coal, mainly in power plants followed by cola combustion in industrial and household settings have resulted in an...
The Supreme Court also sought urgent steps to rein in crop waste fires in the neighbouring states of Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh. Farmers often burn...
As per SAFAR's bulletin, the AQI is likely to improve by tomorrow "as winds at transport level are slowing down resulting in lesser intrusion of farm...
The worsening air quality in Delhi-NCR forced the apex court of the country to step in and take cognizance of air pollution in the national capital
Vidyut Mohan from Delhi decided to address the perennial problem of air pollution and his invention won the Earthshot Prize
In 2018, the Central government established a fund to help farmers get rid of rice paddy straw but it has failed to address stubble burning, say...
According to SAFAR, the forecasting body under the Ministry of Earth Sciences, winds coming from the north west direction have slowed down but can still contribute...
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...
