Air Pollution

Restoring plants and trees near US industrial sites could reduce air pollution by an average of 27 percent, new study finds. "Despite the proliferation of control technologies, air pollution remains a major concern across the United States, suggesting the ne…

NEW DELHI: As Delhi grapples with worsening air pollution, the Chhattisgarh government has offered the Centre a solution to the problem of stubble burning in fields—set up ethanol or biofuel units using paddy husk and rice straw, it says. On its part, the Ch…

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. …

Schools have reopened in the Indian capital with toxic air level coming down by more than half since authorities declared a health emergency last Friday. With strong winds blowing away pollutants, the air quality index at the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi read 1…

Following Diwali as pollution level started rising in the holy city, the priest decided to protect the gods too. (Source: Priya Jain/ Twitter) As the air quality dipped across states in North India, photos from a temple in Varanasi are going viral after the …

Tourists Are Avoiding Delhi as Air Pollution Reaches Record Levels

Reviewing steps taken by Punjab, Haryana and Delhi to tackle the air pollution, Mishra sought to know details of additional measures taken to check fresh cases of stubble burning in the last 24 hours. After taking stock of short-term measures taken by states…

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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…