Air Pollution

Delhi's air quality remained in the 'severe category' for the fourth consecutive day on Tuesday.Air Quality Index (AQI) is at 469 in ITO, 489 in Narela, 497 in Sector 51, Gurugram (Haryana), and 480 in Sector 62, Noida (Uttar Pradesh), all in 'severe category', as per Central Pollution Control Board…

A thick quilt of smog lingered over the Indian capital and its suburbs on Friday. (Representational Image)(Unsplash) Air pollution in parts of New Delhi have climbed to levels around nine times what the World Health Organization considers safe, turning grey winter skies into a putrid yellow and shrouding national monuments.…

India's capital is reeling from the double impact of the coronavirus and severe air pollution, New Delhi's chief minister warned Thursday, as the megacity reported a record jump in cases and its worst smog in a year. With fears growing about rising infections, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal also banned firecrackers…

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Home / Health / US study links air pollution to increased Covid-19 mortality, Indian experts say causal link not established A new analysis of more than 3,000 counties in the US suggests that people with long-term exposure to PM 2.5 may be more likely to die from Covid-19, leading to…

Home / More Lifestyle / Coronavirus: Air pollution may lead to faster spread of Covid-19 infections, officials tell Par panel Air pollution may lead to a faster spread of COVID-19 infections as it causes coughing and sneezing, government officials told a parliamentary panel on Friday, according to sources. Top officials…

By Adam Vaughan Hazy smog over Las Vegas, Nevadatrekandshoot/AlamyLiving in a part of the United States with dirty air has been linked to a significantly greater risk of dying from covid-19, raising the prospect of air pollution data being used to forecast which areas may need the most help treating…

The air quality in the national capital remained in the 'very poor' category for the fourth consecutive day, as per the data from Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) on Tuesday. The hourly average AQI as per the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) was 371 in Delhi today. Areas around ITO,…

NEW DELHI: Farmers’ groups, which are on the warpath against the newly enacted central farm laws, on Friday expressed concern over the ordinance to deal with air pollution in Delhi-NCR and adjoining areas. They questioned whether the new commission would put farmers in jail and impose heavy penalty for stubble…