Air Pollution

Hedges can cut air pollution by half, scientists have found after studying particulate levels on either side of a bush near a children's playground. In what is believed to be the first study of its kind, researchers from the University of Surrey measured tra…

This article has no abstract; the first 100 words appear below. To the Editor: In response to the article by Liu et al. (Aug. 22 issue)1: the inhalable fraction of particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of 10 m or less (PM10) in the real world is ma…

The 24-hour average air quality index (AQI) of Delhi was 242 Tuesday (poor), up from 214 Monday. (File) Delhis air quality deteriorated Tuesday and is likely to reach the very poor category Wednesday, aided by calm wind speed, low temperature and reduced int…

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NEW DELHI: A meeting of a parliamentary committee on the issue of air pollution in the national capital is scheduled for Wednesday after the absence of most of its members and senior officials from its last meeting sparked outrage and raised questions over …

Simply planting a hedge in front of a park can halve the amount of traffic pollution that reaches children as they play, finds a new study by the University of Surrey. In what is believed to be the first study of its kind, experts from Surrey's Global Centre…

Switching to renewables could cut the health impacts of air pollution from power generation as much as 80 percent by mid-century, experts said Tuesday. Scientists and environmental groups have long advocated a switch to low-carbon power to cap the rise in gl…

Mostly dressed in blacks and wearing masks, several hundred people from all walks of life, including students, activists, doctors, corporate employees, auto-rickshaw drivers and security guards, assembled at Leisure Valley Park in Sector 29 here on Sunday mor…

NEW DELHI: As severe air pollution in North India has become an annual affair, the country could breathe easy by emulating policy interventions and technology employed by nations which have effectively dealt with the problem of critical air quality. Faced wi…

By Robert Birsel SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Extreme floods in Venice, fires in Australia and even an outbreak of plague in China have been attributed to climate change this week, while researchers have warned that global warming could saddle future generations wi…