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...
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
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
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
From introducing electric buses to giving incentives to industries to switch from polluting fuels, government has introduced a 26-point programme to reduce air pollution in Delhi
According to Greenpeace India’s report 'Airpocalypse II', 580 million people in India do not even have a single air quality monitoring station in the districts they...
With PM 2.5 levels touching 348 micro-grams per cubic metre, the air quality in Srinagar can be as bad as that in Delhi
Minister of State for Environment Mahesh Sharma said that road dust suspension, vehicles, garbage burning and construction were some of the major causes of air pollution
The 2017 air pollution crisis in Delhi-NCR has prompted the Union government to look at similar crisis in other cities strongly affected by air pollution
A recent report points out that Chandigarh has a per capita density of 878 vehicles per 1,000 population, the Union Territory
