Airing differences: Political narrative on air quality management in India
3 years, 3 months ago

Airing differences: Political narrative on air quality management in India

Hindustan Times  

During the 2019 winter session of Parliament, both Houses discussed air pollution at length, accounting for almost 11 hours of discussions. As representatives from different parts of the country and across political parties stood up to define the problem, hold government actors and polluters responsible, and present solutions, these speeches give us unique insight into the emergent narrative on air pollution in India. Air pollution exposure is a pan-India, year-round public health crisis estimated to cause the deaths of more than 1.2 million Indians every year. There are several major sources of air pollution in India: power plants and industries; transportation emissions; biomass burning ; municipal solid waste burning; and road and construction dust. On the other hand, air pollution action plans driven by the executive – especially the National Clean Air Programme – have so far been laundry lists of measures, with arbitrary, aspirational timelines and negligible prioritisation.

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WHO conference: Over 50 countries pledge to reduce air pollution health impacts by 50 pc by 2040
15 hours, 20 minutes ago

WHO conference: Over 50 countries pledge to reduce air pollution health impacts by 50 pc by 2040

ABP News  

Cartagena, Mar 29 : India has pledged to reduce the health impacts of air pollution by 2040, aligning its actions with the National Clean Air Programme at the concluding session of the second World Health Organisation conference on air pollution and health here. Speaking at the conference organised in Colombian city of Cartagena, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare’s Aakash …

Tackling air pollution is an economic imperative, not just a health crisis
2 days, 3 hours ago

Tackling air pollution is an economic imperative, not just a health crisis

Live Mint  

Even as air pollution chokes Indian cities, nearly ₹858 crore allocated by the central government for pollution control in 2024-25 remains unspent. Meanwhile, Delhi’s 2025-26 budget proposes ₹300 crore for emergency pollution control measures and a new command centre to monitor air and water quality. From 11-13 November last year, at the peak of the pollution crisis, Artha Global’s Centre …

India fails to meet WHO's air quality standard, Assam's Byrnihat most polluted
2 weeks, 5 days ago

India fails to meet WHO's air quality standard, Assam's Byrnihat most polluted

India Today  

Only seven countries have achieved the World Health Organisation's stringent air quality standards for 2024, and India is not one of them. The report said India saw a 7 per cent decline in PM2.5 concentrations in 2024, averaging 50.6 micrograms per cubic metre, compared to 54.4 micrograms per cubic metre in 2023. Air pollution in Delhi worsened, with the annual …

Air pollution hits health and GDP, yet missing from poll promises
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Air pollution hits health and GDP, yet missing from poll promises

Hindustan Times  

Delhi is enjoying a long spell of good air. A Genuine Crisis One hypothesis is that the immediacy of air pollution’s health and economic effects don’t compare to other pressing issues such as subsidies and identity politics, particularly for the poor. To get some sense of the prevalence of negative impacts of air pollution, not just in Delhi, the Artha …

Opinion: Is Air Pollution Making India Age Faster?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Opinion: Is Air Pollution Making India Age Faster?

ABP News  

The blanket of smog that covers multiple developed and developing cities around the world — including our nation’s capital — is not just responsible for choking our lungs. India, the world’s most populated nation and the largest democracy, has been facing the horrors of air pollution for years. Approximately 5 million annual deaths across the world are due to fossil …

'My air purifier turned infective': Bryan Johnson leaves Nikhil Kamath podcast midway over pollution in India
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

'My air purifier turned infective': Bryan Johnson leaves Nikhil Kamath podcast midway over pollution in India

Firstpost  

After a video of his sudden departure from the interview went viral on social media, Johnson explained on his X account that the air quality inside the room was 130 and PM2.5 was 75 µg/m³ “which is equal to smoking 3.4 cigarettes for 24 hours of exposure” Bryan Johnson, the American entrepreneur known for his age-reversal and longevity experiments, left …

In charts: Making sense of air pollution claims by Nikhil Kamath’s podcast guest
1 month, 3 weeks ago

In charts: Making sense of air pollution claims by Nikhil Kamath’s podcast guest

Live Mint  

Bryan Johnson, known for his anti-ageing research, walked out of a podcast recording with Zerodha's co-founder Nikhil Kamath, complaining about discomfort due to the poor air quality. A study by the World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer and published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine on 3 February found a rise in lung cancer diagnoses among individuals who …

Jasmine Shah – “AAP is the only party that has initiatives to tackle pollution”
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Jasmine Shah – “AAP is the only party that has initiatives to tackle pollution”

Hindustan Times  

Why did you choose to become a politician? What do you propose to do about that?I think it is largely the perception of people outside Delhi that the Aam Aadmi Party has done very little on pollution. If you really want to bring Delhi’s air quality much closer to international standards, the answer does not lie in Delhi. Are you …

Air pollution crisis finally in focus ahead of tight Delhi election
2 months ago

Air pollution crisis finally in focus ahead of tight Delhi election

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Chawla, a 50-year-old resident of Delhi’s affluent Siri Fort …

Citizens, environmentalists and residents demand action on Mumbai’s worsening air
2 months, 1 week ago

Citizens, environmentalists and residents demand action on Mumbai’s worsening air

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Troubled by the worsening air pollution in Mumbai, citizens, civil society members, and environmental groups convened on Friday evening at the YMCA Hall in Grant Road to discuss solutions to this pressing issue. “The MPCB has only seven to eight technical staff to address air pollution, but at least 30 more are needed,” he said during the event organised …

Air pollution bigger threat than cancer? Age-reversing CEO sounds alarm
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Air pollution bigger threat than cancer? Age-reversing CEO sounds alarm

India Today  

Bryan Johnson, a 45-year-old millionaire tech entrepreneur and longevity advocate, has made headlines for his unconventional mission to reverse ageing and extend human lifespans. Bryan Johnson, while highlighting his visit to India, shared a post on X said, "India would save more years of life by solving air pollution than curing cancer. The country’s air pollution levels contribute to nearly …

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Air gets too toxic to breathe: Whose problem is it really?
3 months, 1 week ago

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Air gets too toxic to breathe: Whose problem is it really?

Deccan Chronicle  

Delhi’s Central Pollution Board, the Committee for Air Quality Management for the National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas and the Central government’s Air Quality Early Warning System in Delhi have got into action as the national capital’s Air Quality Index moved into the “severe” category when it crossed the 400 mark -- it was 433 on Tuesday -- and invoked …

Pollution pan-India problem: Supreme Court seeks list of most polluted cities
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Pollution pan-India problem: Supreme Court seeks list of most polluted cities

India Today  

Calling pollution a "pan-India" issue, the Supreme Court on Monday asked the government to submit a list of highly polluted cities. We should not give a wrong signal that sitting in the Supreme Court we are only dealing with air pollution in Delhi," a bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Manmohan said. "We will have to expand the scope …

India’s novel attempts at battling deadly air pollution are falling short
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3 months, 2 weeks ago

India’s novel attempts at battling deadly air pollution are falling short

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI—As the skies turned hazy with pollution this winter, a giant outdoor purifier sat dormant in the Indian capital’s central business district. The Delhi government said the smog guns and drones were part of emergency measures to combat pollution during winter months and that the country’s top court had ordered the construction of the smog tower. Environmental experts said …

2024 in review: India’s race for sustainable survival as climate crisis deepens
3 months, 2 weeks ago

2024 in review: India’s race for sustainable survival as climate crisis deepens

Live Mint  

The year is set to end as the hottest on record, marking the second consecutive year of unprecedented warming after 2023 claimed the same title. Data from the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service shows that that average global temperature in nine out of the first 11 months in 2024 was already 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. The report said 2024 …

Air pollution killed 1.5 million annually from 2009-2019
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Air pollution killed 1.5 million annually from 2009-2019

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: A whopping 1.5 million deaths were reported in India annually from 2009 to 2019 due to long-term exposure to PM2.5 pollution every year, said the latest Lancet study. The study, published in The Lancet Planetary Health, said that the entire 1.4 billion population of India live in areas having PM2.5 levels higher than World Health Organisation-recommended yearly average …

Air pollution likely killed millions of Indians over a decade, study finds
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Air pollution likely killed millions of Indians over a decade, study finds

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. They found that around 3.8 million deaths from 2009 to 2019 could be linked to air pollution levels staying …

Air pollution deaths in India rose from 4.5 million to 7.3 million in 10 years: Lancet
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Air pollution deaths in India rose from 4.5 million to 7.3 million in 10 years: Lancet

India Today  

Long-term exposure to air pollution is claiming millions of lives in India, according to a new study conducted by researchers at the Karolinska Institutet, Sweden. Over the decade, approximately 3.8 million deaths were attributed to air pollution levels exceeding India's air quality guideline of 40 micrograms per cubic metre. While India's national air pollution control programme, launched in 2017, aims …

Delhi residents’ body urges PM Modi for action on rising pollution woes
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Delhi residents’ body urges PM Modi for action on rising pollution woes

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The United Residents Joint Action, a consortium representing over 2,500 Residents’ Welfare Associations in Delhi, has penned a letter to the Prime Minister’s Office urging the central government to prioritise tackling the worsening pollution crisis in the ongoing parliamentary session. The letter expressed deep frustration over the lack of focus on Delhi-NCR’s pollution emergency, particularly as the region …

Smog, Sweet Smog | Power Play by Anand Mishra
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Smog, Sweet Smog | Power Play by Anand Mishra

The Hindu  

Published : Dec 06, 2024 18:12 IST - 4 MINS READ Dear readers, So here we are again—Parliament’s winter session unfolds like a well-rehearsed drama, complete with its predictable plot twists and familiar cast of characters. My relatives and friends, many with children or relatives working in the capital, keep asking the same question: “How do people live there?” It’s …

Is air pollution one of the reasons behind high rates of heart disease in India? | In Focus podcast
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Is air pollution one of the reasons behind high rates of heart disease in India? | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

For the past month, the news has been filled with headlines about Delhi’s toxic air. But apart from the many respiratory issues that residents of Delhi, NCR and other parts of India face due to breathing in polluted air, did you know that air pollution could also lead to heart disease? One study indicates that outdoor air pollution from all …

Air pollution is a national problem. Can you live with it?
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Air pollution is a national problem. Can you live with it?

Live Mint  

These numbers reflect the air quality levels in different corners of Parth Phiroze Mehrotra’s house in a posh south Delhi neighbourhood. “Before this, I had 10 air purifiers in the house for over three years," says Phiroze Mehrotra, 38, editor-in-chief of publishing house Juggernaut Books. And then there are residents like Phiroze Mehrotra, who are finding ways to shield themselves—he’s …

Air pollution hurts growth: Trying new ideas could make a difference
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Air pollution hurts growth: Trying new ideas could make a difference

Live Mint  

It astonishes sympathetic global observers that India, with its wealth of public policy experts, should be so inept at handling a major threat to the health and productivity of its population, afflicting not just Delhi, but the entire northern belt of the country in the concluding months of every calendar year. If this is going to be an unsolvably predictable …

Don’t let air pollution cloud the success story of India’s economic emergence
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Don’t let air pollution cloud the success story of India’s economic emergence

Live Mint  

India has achieved remarkable economic success, ranking as the world’s fifth-largest economy. In September 2013, China introduced a significant national policy to address severe air quality issues that included emission-reduction targets with a focus on key industrial sectors like coal, steel and cement, a regional focus on heavily polluted regions such as Beijing and Tianjin, new regulations for industry, an …

National Pollution Control Day 2024: Date, history, significance
3 months, 4 weeks ago

National Pollution Control Day 2024: Date, history, significance

India Today  

National Pollution Control Day is observed on December 2 to honour those who lost their lives in the tragic Bhopal Gas Disaster of 1984. The primary goal of this day is to promote the reduction of industrial pollution and prevent disasters like the Bhopal Gas Tragedy, which was caused by the release of a toxic gas, Methyl Isocyanate. OBJECTIVES OF …

Should India move its capital out of New Delhi to escape air pollution, but to where?
4 months ago

Should India move its capital out of New Delhi to escape air pollution, but to where?

Firstpost  

With Delhi air quality continuing to remain poor, a debate has ensued about shifting India’s national capital to escape pollution. It’s been almost a month, India’s capital Delhi and neighbouring areas, including Noida, Ghaziabad and Gurugram, have been breathing toxic air. A vehicle sprays water to curb dust and pollution as the sky is enveloped with smog after Delhi’s air …

Regional airshed strategy needed to improve capital’s air quality: Study
4 months ago

Regional airshed strategy needed to improve capital’s air quality: Study

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: As Delhi-NCR and other North Indian cities continue to breathe hazardous air with the Air Quality Index repeatedly breaching the ‘Severe Plus’ category, a new study calls for an urgent and coordinated response through a regional airshed approach. The study ‘Designating Airsheds in India for Urban and Regional Air Quality Management’, published in MDPI’s Air journal, recommends dividing …

Millions breathe poison, but why public health isn't political priority in India
4 months ago

Millions breathe poison, but why public health isn't political priority in India

India Today  

“It feels terrible, I just don't like it," says Rubaab, an 8-year-old in New Delhi who has been using a nebuliser since he was a child. If Delhi, and other Indian cities, slowly turned into gas chambers, with air pollution behind 7 per cent of all daily deaths, why didn't anyone take note? From the lack of public demand and …

Breathless in India: Polluted air isn't Delhi's problem alone anymore
4 months ago

Breathless in India: Polluted air isn't Delhi's problem alone anymore

India Today  

As Delhi, like every year, struggles with unhealthy air, the weather conditions continue to make India’s fight against pollution worse. Delhi’s air quality remains in the “very poor” category even though the Graded Response Action Plan has been taken a notch down. The government has told Parliament that air pollution in Delhi and the National Capital Region is driven by …

Delhi’s Air Quality Nears ‘Severe’ Category After Brief Respite
4 months ago

Delhi’s Air Quality Nears ‘Severe’ Category After Brief Respite

Deccan Chronicle  

Delhi’s air quality on Tuesday has deteriorated sharply, with the Air Quality Index nearing the "severe" category, just a day after a brief improvement. Monitoring stations across the city reported AQI levels exceeding 400 in several areas, including Anand Vihar, Jahangirpuri, and Bawana, indicating hazardous conditions. The System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research attributed the decline to …

Supreme Court’s 40-year quest to clean Delhi’s toxic air and why it falls short
4 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court’s 40-year quest to clean Delhi’s toxic air and why it falls short

The Hindu  

As the air quality in the national capital plunged to the “severe plus” category, the Supreme Court earlier this week strongly reprimanded the Delhi government and the Commission for Air Quality Management — the Union government’s pollution monitoring agency — for delaying the enforcement of stringent curbs under Stage IV of the Graded Response Action Plan. Long battle The Supreme …

Delhi-NCR battles ‘severe’ pollution as AQI reaches toxic levels; PM2.5 and PM10 pose health risks
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4 months, 1 week ago

Delhi-NCR battles ‘severe’ pollution as AQI reaches toxic levels; PM2.5 and PM10 pose health risks

Live Mint  

Delhi, the National capital, registered an AQI of 427 at 11:30 am on Saturday, slipping back to the ‘severe’ category, according to Central Pollution Control Board data. Nine monitoring stations recorded air quality in the ‘severe plus’ category on Saturday morning, exceeding the 450 mark. Other stations that fared better on the AQI scale failed to register air quality levels …

Clean air: Call to collective action and unlocking finance
4 months, 1 week ago

Clean air: Call to collective action and unlocking finance

Hindustan Times  

We find ourselves once again in that scary season when masks are back on and air purifiers are running non-stop. Haze due to pollution The World Bank pegs the global economic cost of health damage from air pollution at around $8.1 trillion each year, a significant burden that India bears disproportionately. To combat this pollution crisis, the government launched India’s …

Delhi pollution due to global warming, changing climate: Air quality panel
4 months, 1 week ago

Delhi pollution due to global warming, changing climate: Air quality panel

India Today  

As Delhi's air quality deteriorated to the 'severe' category on Friday after briefly improving to be 'very poor' on Thursday, the Commission for Air Quality Management has said that global warming and changing weather patterns this November are responsible for alarming pollution levels in the capital. The dense fog, which was previously uncommon in this period, has severely impacted air …

Patralekha Chatterjee | Dirty air could be a blow to India’s $5 trillion dreams
4 months, 1 week ago

Patralekha Chatterjee | Dirty air could be a blow to India’s $5 trillion dreams

Deccan Chronicle  

India aspires to become a $5 trillion economy, the third largest in the world, in the next five years. According to estimates by the World Health Organisation, in 2019, some 68 per cent of outdoor air pollution related premature deaths were due to ischaemic heart disease and stroke, 14 per cent were due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, 14 per …

Only collective action can tackle Capital crisis
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4 months, 1 week ago

Only collective action can tackle Capital crisis

Hindustan Times  

Northern India, particularly Delhi and the NCR region, is grappling with choking air. The winter of 2023 painted a grim picture, with Delhi’s Air Quality Index frequently surpassing 400—the “hazardous” threshold—and touching over 500 during peak episodes. Despite government bans and alternatives like the Happy Seeder, economic hardships and logistical hurdles keep stubble burning a persistent issue, contributing 25-30% of …

Rahul Gandhi Says Air Pollution A 'National Emergency': ‘Need Collective Response, Not Political Blame Games’
4 months, 1 week ago

Rahul Gandhi Says Air Pollution A 'National Emergency': ‘Need Collective Response, Not Political Blame Games’

ABP News  

New Delhi, Nov 22 Asserting that air pollution in North India is a "national emergency", Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday urged fellow MPs to come together in the upcoming Parliament session and discuss how the nation can end this crisis once and for all. He said the air pollution crisis needs a collective national …

Rahul Gandhi on air pollution in north India: 'Need collective response, not political blame games'
4 months, 1 week ago

Rahul Gandhi on air pollution in north India: 'Need collective response, not political blame games'

Hindustan Times  

Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday said that the air pollution in north India is a national emergency that requires a collective response instead of political blame games. “Air pollution in North India is a national emergency—a public health crisis that is stealing our children’s future and suffocating the elderly, and an environmental and economic disaster …

Air pollution in North India a 'national emergency', MPs must discuss ways to end crisis: Rahul
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4 months, 1 week ago

Air pollution in North India a 'national emergency', MPs must discuss ways to end crisis: Rahul

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Asserting that air pollution in North India is a “national emergency”, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday urged fellow MPs to come together in the upcoming Parliament session and discuss how the nation can end this crisis once and for all. He said the air pollution crisis needs a collective national response, not …

The Silent Crisis: Pollution’s Toll on India’s Children
4 months, 1 week ago

The Silent Crisis: Pollution’s Toll on India’s Children

The Quint  

As parents, it is our responsibility to demand more from our elected leaders, not just for ourselves, but for the next generation. Demand Accountability in Election Manifestos: In the run-up to elections, we must demand that every political party include detailed, actionable plans to tackle pollution. Shortening summer vacations and extending winter holidays could allow our children to be less …

Air pollution in North India a 'national emergency', MPs must discuss ways to end crisis: Rahul Gandhi
4 months, 1 week ago

Air pollution in North India a 'national emergency', MPs must discuss ways to end crisis: Rahul Gandhi

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Asserting that air pollution in North India is a "national emergency", Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday urged fellow MPs to come together in the upcoming Parliament session and discuss how the nation can end this crisis once and for all. He said the air pollution crisis needs a collective national response, not …

Rahul Gandhi calls air pollution a 'national emergency', says MPs must act
4 months, 1 week ago

Rahul Gandhi calls air pollution a 'national emergency', says MPs must act

India Today  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi called air pollution in north India a "national emergency", urging the Members of Parliament to prioritise the crisis during the upcoming parliamentary session. In a post on X, Rahul Gandhi spoke about the grave public health and environmental consequences of deteriorating air quality, and emphasised the disproportionate impact on vulnerable communities. "Air pollution in North India …

Declining air quality in India - a primer on how to survive living with poor AQI
4 months, 1 week ago

Declining air quality in India - a primer on how to survive living with poor AQI

The Hindu  

The combination of festive activities and the onset of winter have further deteriorated the Air Quality Index in certain States and Union Territories across India forcing the Union Health Ministry to issue an advisory directing state health departments and healthcare facilities to enhance their preparedness to safeguard the health of public against the ill-effects of rising air pollution levels. Experts …

Air Quality Index Explained: Howe Toxic Air Threatens Heart Health and Brain Function
4 months, 1 week ago

Air Quality Index Explained: Howe Toxic Air Threatens Heart Health and Brain Function

Deccan Chronicle  

After a week of "severe" pollution levels in Delhi, the city's air quality improved slightly but still remained "very poor", as it recorded the season's lowest temperature on Thursday morning. AQI: The Air Quality Index is a system designed to monitor the levels of five key air pollutants: ground-level ozone, particulate matter, carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, and sulfur dioxide. this …

Clearing the air on Delhi’s pollution crisis
4 months, 1 week ago

Clearing the air on Delhi’s pollution crisis

The Hindu  

Since 1984, when M.C. Editorial | A consistent response: On air pollution responses in Delhi The usual response to point sources of pollution — legislating new technology and enforcing stringent prosecution — does not work for dispersed sources, which have a strong societal component and few viable options. A review of Beijing’s approach to controlling air pollution by the United …

Opinion: Air Pollution Is Linked To The Mind, Impact On Mental Health Is The Silent Toll Of Poor AQI
4 months, 1 week ago

Opinion: Air Pollution Is Linked To The Mind, Impact On Mental Health Is The Silent Toll Of Poor AQI

ABP News  

By Dr. Ashwin Naik As the chill of winter descends on North India, so does the annual haze of smog that blankets the region every year around this time. While headlines routinely spotlight the respiratory and cardiovascular consequences of poor air quality, a silent crisis unfolds in parallel — the impact of air pollution on mental health. Pollution And The …

Delhi air pollution: Why has India failed to clean up its toxic smog?
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4 months, 1 week ago

Delhi air pollution: Why has India failed to clean up its toxic smog?

Al Jazeera  

State authorities tout an experimental plan that involves stimulating clouds for rain, but scientists are sceptical. Soaring air pollution in India’s capital, New Delhi, has reached “hazardous” levels this week, causing state officials to limit movement and revive plans to stimulate artificial rain to clear toxic smog. Here’s what you need to know about Delhi’s smog challenge and what artificial …

Did Delhi's AQI exceed 1,500? Decoding conflicting air pollution readings
4 months, 1 week ago

Did Delhi's AQI exceed 1,500? Decoding conflicting air pollution readings

India Today  

During the transitional months of October and November, Delhi often finds itself shrouded in a thick haze of pollution. IQAir, known for its real-time air quality data, does not impose an upper limit on AQI readings, unlike the CPCB's standards. This methodology offers a fresh perspective on pollution levels but has also highlighted the limitations of India's air quality monitoring …

India unable to meet WHO air quality standards; airshed approach, US-style EPA needed, says former WHO chief scientist
4 months, 1 week ago

India unable to meet WHO air quality standards; airshed approach, US-style EPA needed, says former WHO chief scientist

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Dr Soumya Swaminathan, former chief scientist at the World Health Organization, says India should adopt an “airshed approach” to analyze its air pollution crisis and set up an environment protection agency to enforce government rules with strict action. They come as the air quality index in Delhi spikes record levels, forcing the state government to issue emergency orders, …

Delhi air quality today 60 times more toxic than WHO limit. What health experts said
4 months, 1 week ago

Delhi air quality today 60 times more toxic than WHO limit. What health experts said

Hindustan Times  

As the air quality in Delhi remained 'severe plus' on Tuesday, a report by news agency AFP said the PM2.5 pollutant levels was 60 times the World Health Organisation's recommended daily limit. On Tuesday, the average air quality index was recorded at 488, 'severe plus' category. Experts concerned on 'public health emergency' Health and climate experts have termed the ongoing …

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