Air Pollution

PARIS Vaping devices and the chemicals they deliver increasingly popular among teens may damage the cardiovascular system, a study said on Thursday, adding to a growing chorus of concern over injury and deaths related to e-cigarettes. The latest findings, pu…

The National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) along with the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has launched Indias first web repository documenting air quality studies done in the last 60 years. The Indian Air quality …

As soot particles become compact in their journey through the atmosphere, they scatter and absorb light and can affect respiratory tracts. When carbon burnswhether it's the charcoal on your barbecue or from a forest firesoot is released into the atmosphere. …

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India's capital city is engulfed in smog and the air quality index has crossed the safety mark. The government has distributed millions of masks so people can help themselves, lending air to a dangerous situation. From today, the New Delhi government has al…

Air Pollution in Delhi Spikes as Deadly Smog Envelops City

Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on November 4 lashed out at the AAP government asking whether it was following the Central Pollution Control Boards (CPCB) directives aimed at combating the severe air pollution in the national capital. Responding…

With air quality over the past few days being the worst so far this season, AIIMS director Randeep Guleria said that Delhis air pollution level is now affecting even healthy individuals and is a cause for concern. He said that while the worst-hit are childr…

Concerned over the unprecedented situation triggered by the growing air pollution in Delhi, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi underlining the need for evolving consensus on tackling the issue, rising above…

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