The Ministry of Environment said that the government has made serious efforts to curb air pollution and 2017 saw an improvement over previous years with respect...
Considering that 14 out of the 20 most polluted cities in the world in terms of PM 2.5 concentrations are in India, the Green Court has...
First yellow and now brownish and greenish in colour, India’s iconic Taj Mahal is losing its pristine beauty to air pollution. To save the monument, the...
Delhi featured in the list of world’s most polluted cities in terms of both PM 2.5 and PM 10 concentrations
The use of traditional cooking fuels creates several problems, including deforestation, with a resultant loss of biodiversity and the elimination of carbon sinks which could offset...
IIT-Delhi students developed a technology to convert agro waste into value added products using eco-friendly processes to empower farmers to earn profits from agricultural waste instead...
The programme gives the states equal opportunity to understand air pollution problems and work on solutions for the same
In 2016, 1.1 million people in India died from outdoor air pollution
This move comes after the Delhi Pollution Control Committee received complaints of open dumping of construction and demolition waste, which contributes largely to Delhi’s air pollution...
A total of 7,219 buses, a majority from neighbouring states, were booked for violating pollution norms in the national capital in the last six years
Air pollution is the cause of over one-third deaths from stroke, lung disease/cancer, heart diseases, respiratory infections and chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases across the globe: WHO
Data from 2015 shows that almost all states experienced high concentrations of PM10, exceeding Central Pollution Control Board standards
