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Although the days when parali (stubble) burning in the neighbouring states of Punjab and Haryana was blamed solely for rising…
The issue of Delhi's poor air quality resurfaces episodically in the public consciousness. It garners attention on social media, in…
India’s flagship programme to reduce air pollution has seen slow progress, spurring discussions on airshed-level management for air pollution control.…
The draft Green Credit Programme Rules notified by the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) is part of…
Madhya Pradesh ranks second in the country in terms of wheat production, which is a matter of pride for the…
It was a foggy afternoon in December, and people – young and old – were walking uphill to reach the…
(Source: IANS) India is the world's second most polluted country. Air pollution shortens the average life expectancy in the country…
Even as authorities claim that they are all set to deal with what is now an annual public health crisis,…
In the 1960s, scientists across Europe began to notice that the rain was unusually acidic, denuding forests and poisoning lakes.…
India needs to train at least 10 lakh people in the next five years for air quality management, according to…
Air pollution is the greatest threat to human health in India and the average Indian resident is set to lose…
India has been placed at the bottom on a list of 180 countries judged for their environmental performances by US-based…
Delhi was found to be the most polluted capital in the world for the fourth consecutive year in 2021 and…
For the fourth year in a row, Delhi has topped a list of the world’s most polluted capitals. Air pollution…
After the rampant cracker bursting on Diwali despite restrictions in place, air quality deteriorated in many parts of north and…
The air quality in Delhi's Janpath has reached the 'hazardous' category on Friday (November 5) morning, following the festival of…
Anju Verma tested positive for the coronavirus in September 2020, along with the rest of her family. With chronic asthma…
Wildfires described as “the worst in a decade” have engulfed Himalayan mountain states in a thick haze and killed at…
New Delhi was the world’s most polluted capital for the third straight year in 2020, according to IQAir, a Swiss…
Toxic air killed more people in India in 2019 than in 2017, The Lancet said in a report shared by…
Thousands of families who live near a smouldering waste landfill in a northern corner of India’s capital have boarded up…
Some of the world’s leading long-distance runners and hundreds of others will take part in a half-marathon and shorter races…
New Delhi’s air quality was at its worst this season on Thursday, as winds heavy with toxic smoke from polluting…
New Delhi’s appalling air quality turned a lot worse over the weekend as people in the Indian capital burned effigies…
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