India’s polluted air is reducing life expectancy of its people highlights Air Quality Life Index (AQLI) report by the Energy Policy Institute at the University of...
The Commission for Air Quality Management has passed an order on June 3, to ban coal in order to curb air pollution in Delhi-NCR
India's onshore wind capacity stands at over 40 GW, and for grid-connected or centralised solar power plants capacity is at around 60 GW
Scientists have revealed rapid degradation in air quality and increases in urban exposure to air pollutants hazardous to health
Globally, low-and middle-income countries still experience greater exposure to unhealthy levels of Particulate Matter compared to the global average, finds WHO report
Long term exposure to air pollution will affect the immune system and make one more susceptible to any type of respiratory disease, said WHO expert
India’s annual average PM2.5 levels reached 58.1 micrograms per cubic meter (µg/m3) in 2021, returning to pre-quarantine concentrations measured in 2019
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...