Air Pollution

Air pollution has emerged as the biggest public health crisis India has faced since the Covid-19 pandemic and is likely to worsen every year without urgent intervention, a UK-based Indian-origin pulmonologist warned, pointing to a growing wave of largely undiagnosed and untreated airway disease, according to a PTI report. Speaking…

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has launched a poster attack on Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena, calling him “Delhi ka Gajni”, a day after the LG wrote a detailed letter to former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal holding him responsible for pollution, infrastructure gaps and what he termed 11 years…

As air pollution and smog continue to affect millions across Pakistan, GREE’s air purifiers, represented in Pakistan by the DWP Group, are helping families tackle indoor air pollution, a growing health concern. Many people focus on outdoor smog, but indoor air can be even more hazardous. According to the EPA,…

Come winter and the national capital wakes up with thick smog and severely low air quality, which cripples the city and poses serious health challenges. The directions given by the Delhi government and the Directorate of Education to ensure work from home and to run classes in schools in hybrid…

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Updated 21 December 2025 at 18:12 IST N95 masks, also called N95 respirators, are personal protective equipment (PPE) that filter airborne particles such as bacteria and viruses. The term N95 means the mask blocks at least 95% of airborne particles. Fact Check: Are N95 Masks Effective Against Air Pollution? |…

A government school principal said that from Class 6 onwards, about 30-35% of students come to school, 10-20% attend online, and nearly half are absent. | Photo Credit: File Photo As air pollution forces schools to halt or restrict physical classes, parents and teachers voice growing concerns that these quick…

A fuel station worker checking for Pollution Under Control (PUC) certificate as the ban on entry of non-Delhi private vehicles below BS-VI standards came into force in the national capital on Thursday. | Photo Credit: ANI Over one lakh vehicle owners applied for pollution under control (PUC) certificates in the…

AQI has no direct link to lung diseases, says minister Kirti Vardhan Singh in Rajya Sabha. | Image: Republic and X New Delhi: As Delhi-NCR continues to grapple with hazardous air quality, Union Minister of State for Environment Kirti Vardhan Singh sparked nationwide concern after he informed the Parliament that…

New Delhi: The government on Friday accused the Opposition of "stalling" the debate in Parliament on air pollution, alleging that some MPs displayed "unacceptable behaviour" during the discussion on the rural jobs guarantee Bill and conveyed that they did not want any discussion on the health hazards in the national…