air pollution

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Kids In India Bear A Disproportionate Burden Of Environmental Risks

Environmental risks affect children disproportionately, especially children from marginalised communities. Millions of children across India are born and grow up…

2 months ago
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Breathing Unequally: Impact Of Air Pollution On Women

Seema, a householder worker, lives in a one-room dwelling where she shoulders the responsibility of five lives – three young…

7 months ago
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Low-Emission Zones Are A Blueprint For Delhi’s Urban Transformation

India's urban centers are grappling with a severe air pollution crisis that poses a significant threat to public health and…

8 months ago
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Pollution Dips, But Fine Particulate Matter Still Top Public Health Threat

India’s particulate pollution slightly dropped in one year, between 2021 and 2022. Despite this decline, the annual average particulate pollution…

1 year ago
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This Is Why The NCAP Hasn’t Worked

A new report by the Centre for Science and Environment revealed that funds for the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP)…

1 year ago
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Air Pollution Deaths Spotlight Need For Health-Based Air Quality Standards

New study estimates at least 33,000 people die from exposure to air pollution in 10 Indian cities on an annual…

1 year ago
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Combating Open Waste Burning to Reduce Air Pollution

Air pollution is a major environmental and health concern globally. In India, 1.67 million deaths were attributed to air pollution…

1 year ago
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Unified Action Needed To Tackle Extreme Heat And Air Pollution

The combined impact of air pollution and heatwaves can be far more severe than individual impacts, as various reactions between…

1 year ago
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Kolkata’s Overlooked Air Pollution Crisis

Delhi’s air pollution problems often receive global attention, but Kolkata’s air quality often ranks among the world’s worst. Data show…

1 year ago
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Is BJP Downplaying Climate Change?

India is in the midst of a massive general election lasting over a month and a half and involving nearly…

1 year ago
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How Climate Change Is Killing Us, In More Ways Than One

We’ve all heard about climate change’s effect on our planet — but do you know about the many ways it…

1 year ago
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City Where The Promise Of Good Health Turns To Ash

India’s air pollution kills more than 2 million people a year. The heavily industrialised city of Panipat, around 80km north…

1 year ago
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If Stubble Burning Ended In Dec, Why Is Delhi’s AQI Still ‘Severe’?

Although the days when parali (stubble) burning in the neighbouring states of Punjab and Haryana was blamed solely for rising…

2 years ago
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How Useful Is The Air Quality Index?

Imagine you’re walking through polluted city streets. Despite wearing a N95 mask, you can still smell the smoky, sulphuric, gassy,…

2 years ago
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An Invisible Killer Hangs In The Air Of Cities In Asia

Millions of people in cities in South and Southeast Asia face the threat of dying prematurely due to air pollution.…

2 years ago
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Rising Air Pollution Impacts India’s Crop Yields And Food Security

A recent study has highlighted how air pollution impacts crop yields and increases associated economic burdens. The study found that…

2 years ago
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Your Aircon Could Make 2024 The Hottest Year On Record

Last year, 2023, was the hottest on record, marked by heatwaves across North America, China and Europe. It is likely…

2 years ago
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Coal Power Plant Pollution Causes Many More Deaths Than Believed

Air pollution particles from coal-fired power plants are more harmful to human health than many experts realized, and it’s more…

2 years ago
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Coal-Based Power Plants Are Worsening Air Pollution In Delhi-NCR

According to a new analysis, non-compliance of thermal power plants in Delhi-NCR with emissions standards is contributing significantly to air…

2 years ago
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Air Pollution: Scale Up Monitoring, Stop Adhoc Mgmt, Factor In Health

A familiar curtain of toxic smog enveloped the National Capital Region (NCR) and its neighbouring areas in the last week…

2 years ago
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Air Pollution: Delhi Gasps For Breath As Haze Persists On 5th Day

Although the concentration of poisonous PM2.5 was still over 80 times the healthy limit prescribed by the World Health Organisation…

2 years ago
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The Global Biofuels Alliance: An Aspiration That Needs Careful Direction

The Global Biofuels Alliance (GBA), formally launched at the G20 Summit in Delhi in September, has intensified the discussion on…

2 years ago
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Poor Governance Burdens Indian Cities: Survey

India’s urban governance is ill-prepared to deal with the impacts of unprecedented expansion that is taking place in cities, highlights…

2 years ago
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Energy Justice Is Key To Global Net Zero Action

Achieving net zero emissions requires compromise but energy justice for all needs to be at the heart of any decision.…

2 years ago
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COP28: Say Climate Crisis, Think Health Crisis

COP28 will include the first dedicated ‘Health Day’. It’s due recognition that a health crisis is inextricably linked to the…

2 years ago

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