India is the most polluted country in the world, with more than 480 million people or about 40 per cent of its population living in the...
ZIF-8@CM Cotton and ZIF-67@CM Cotton, as they are called, are Zeolite Imidazolate Framework (ZIF)-modified functionalised fabrics which adsorb high levels of organic air pollutants like benzene,...
The Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change cautioned that every region on earth will witness the worst irreversible effects of climate change...
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) is a dangerous air pollutant that is released when fuel is burned, as in most motor vehicles, power generation, and industrial processes
The increase in respiratory admissions (bronchitis, bronchial asthma) is directly proportional to increase in air quality index (AQI), the report read
The international team of researchers used data from a range of Earth Observation sensors, including those from the European Space Agency's Sentinel-5p and NASA's MODIS sensors,...
The report estimates that India's workers take 1.3 billion days off work annually because of the adverse effects of air pollution on their health, amounting to...
Bhalswa and Ghazipur landfill sites, industrial areas at Jhilmil, Wazirpur, New Friends Colony, Dilshad Garden and Lawrence Road are among the 11 contaminated sites in Delhi
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) was hearing an application filed by Westend Green Farms Society seeking compliance of environmental norms by restaurants/hotels/motels/banquets in terms of earlier...
The health impact that air pollution has on development and growth of infants and children is concerning - it reduces life expectancy, overall brain growth, and...
The findings in the latest analysis show that 40 per cent of the disease burden due to air pollution is from lung diseases
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) issued the direction after acknowledging that green cover on both sides of highways is absolutely essential to mitigate adverse impact of...
