Air Pollution

Protesters, including students and activists, near India Gate on Sunday. | Photo Credit: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA Over a hundred citizens, including students, activists, and volunteers, gathered at India Gate on Sunday to protest against the deteriorating air quality and demanded that the government step up efforts to combat rising pollution…

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Published on: Nov 04, 2025 07:59 am IST The concerning picture of the purifier filter has prompted an intense discussion about the quality of air in Gurgaon. A picture captured in Gurgaon, the city synonymous with India's corporate boom, has handed a harsh environmental reality check. An X user shared…

India's cloud seeding trials 'costly spectacle' By Parvaiz BUKHARI New Delhi (AFP) Nov 2, 2025 India's efforts to combat air pollution by using cloud seeding in its sprawling capital New Delhi appear to have fallen flat, with scientists and activists questioning the effectiveness of the move. Cloud seeding involves spraying…

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Activists in Utah and Wyoming held rallies this week urging state regulators to scrutinize a document they believe will raise energy bills for hundreds of thousands of Westerners, and worsen air pollution across the northern Rockies. The subject of the gatherings was Rocky Mountain Power’s 2025 integrated resource plan, a…

HomeScienceVol. 390, No. 6772Asian dust threatens air pollution control effortsBack To Vol. 390, No. 6772 Full accessLetter Share on Asian dust threatens air pollution control effortsGuochen Wang, Shoujuan Shu, and Weijun LiAuthors Info & AffiliationsScience30 Oct 2025Vol 390, Issue 6772p. 451DOI: 10.1126/science.aeb2629 PREVIOUS ARTICLEExtraterrestrials illustratedPreviousNEXT ARTICLERestore str…...Read More

Reporting Highlights Unreliable Pollution Reports: For decades, some big polluters were allowed to estimate their emissions using methods the government knew were often unreliable. Real Pollution Levels: Air monitors at coke manufacturers, chemical plants and other industrial facilities showed far higher emissions than the estimates, records viewed by ProPublica show.…

Climate change may be causing long-term global wind speeds to slow down, a shift that will likely lead to a dangerous rise in local temperatures, worsening air pollution and disruption to renewable energy systems, Mongabay writer Sean Mowbray reported. A warming atmosphere is likely weakening the forces that govern wind…

Synopsis Delhi has undertaken cloud seeding efforts to combat severe air pollution. Three rounds of artificial rain attempts have been made. While rain has not yet been triggered, the operations have shown a reduction in particulate matter. The government is spending Rs 3.21 crore on this initiative. Further trials are…