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
Global Warming Environment Protecting Society filed a plea against center and state government because of poor implementation and monitoring of the Air Pollution Control Act
Half of Delhi’s air pollution can be attributed to the burning of agricultural waste, the study found out
As per a Greenpeace report, over 80% of cities in the country are severely polluted and this impacts 47 million children across the country
For last five months, Mumbai's air quality has been deteriorating, prompting Dia Mirza and Sonam Kapoor to voice their concern