Low mixing height (layer where particulates and air mix), a drastic fall in wind speed, lower temperature and higher humidity, which favour rapid accumulation of pollutants,...
The technology offered by the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research allows for plantation of seeds directly into stubble without need for land clearing
The Directorate of Education (DoE) had issued several directives to schools following an advisory from the Central Pollution Control Board's (CPCB) which recommended various measures as...
At present, Delhi has 10 manual monitoring stations and 38 monitoring stations, while Haryana has only two manual and four real time
Emissions from two- wheelers are a major source of pollution, and the exemptions sought would defeat the entire purpose of improving the air quality of Delhi:...
The Supreme Court in October banned the use of petcoke in and around New Delhi in a bid to tackle deteriorating air quality in one of...
Study finds ‘strong association’ between high levels of fine particulate matter and abnormal sperm shape
The PM2.5 in the most polluted areas in Delhi NCR ranged between 123 and 194 units - five to eight times the permissible limit
No Motor Zone (NoMoZo) was organised at Porvorim service road in Goa and aimed at reducing the use of vehicles and control pollution
Sentinel-5P satellite is able to image at a spatial resolution as high as 7 × 3.5 km, and can measure pollution emitted by individual cities or...
The air quality was placed "severe plus" at Anand Vihar (PM2.5 at 389) in east Delhi; Delhi Technical University (PM2.5 at 332) in north Delhi; Sector...
Delhi Lieutenant Governor (LG) Anil Baijal chaired a meeting to finalise an action plan to tackle the deteriorating air quality in the national capital
