Yoga for Respiratory Relief: Unleash the Power of Makarasana
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Yoga for Respiratory Relief: Unleash the Power of Makarasana

India TV News  

The article discusses the benefits of practicing Makarasana, a yoga pose that can alleviate respiratory problems caused by air pollution. The pose strengthens the lungs, reduces stress, improves body posture, increases breathing capacity, increases body flexibility, and boosts the digestive system. To practice Makarasana, lie down on your stomach, join both legs together, and straighten your waist. Then lift the upper part of the body upwards and then bring both hands near the face and join them together. After this, keep your head resting on your arms take a deep breath, and then exhale slowly. Balance your body with the help of your toes. Practice Makarasana according to your body's capacity.

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Delhi smog: Meet the kids struggling to breathe in India’s choked capital
1 week, 4 days ago

Delhi smog: Meet the kids struggling to breathe in India’s choked capital

CNN  

New Delhi CNN — As pollution worsens in the Indian capital, parents are facing an impossible choice: stay or go. “We have no other option but to leave Delhi,” Rosha, a housewife who is married to a businessman, told CNN last month from her home in an affluent South Delhi neighborhood as she completed last-minute packing before leaving for the …

Breathless in India: Polluted air isn't Delhi's problem alone anymore
3 weeks, 6 days 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-NCR Air Pollution: 5 preventive measures parents should adopt to protect their kids from toxic smog
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Delhi-NCR Air Pollution: 5 preventive measures parents should adopt to protect their kids from toxic smog

India TV News  

Delhi-NCR Toxic air pollution has reached dangerous levels, causing serious health concerns to inhabitants, particularly children and the elderly. This problem has prompted widespread concern, stressing the importance of quick action to reduce the damaging impacts of air pollution on vulnerable people, particularly children. Air Purifier: Installing air purifiers indoors is another easy yet effective technique to protect children's health …

Headache, asthma in one in every household in Delhi
1 month ago

Headache, asthma in one in every household in Delhi

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Nearly 75 per cent of families in the Delhi NCR, which is grappling with deteriorating air quality, have at least one member suffering from sore throat or cough, a recent survey has revealed. The survey, conducted by LocalCircles, an online community platform, found that 58 per cent of the surveyed families reported experiencing headaches due to rising pollution …

Every Delhi-NCR family has one or more members with pollution-related health issues, claims survey
1 month ago

Every Delhi-NCR family has one or more members with pollution-related health issues, claims survey

Hindustan Times  

As the air quality in Delhi and the national capital region remains "severe", a survey report from Local Circles showed that every family in these regions have one or more members with pollution-related health issues. A thick blanket of smog, full of toxic pollutants, continued to shroud the national capital on Wednesday, with the 24-hour average air quality index recorded …

AQI overload? Expert tips to stay healthy in Delhi's extreme smog season
1 month ago

AQI overload? Expert tips to stay healthy in Delhi's extreme smog season

Hindustan Times  

Delhi-NCR has been gasping for breath having clocked a whopping 494 on the Air Quality Index earlier this week. Citrus fruits, strawberries, bell peppers, broccoli, nuts, seeds, spinach, avocado, orange and yellow vegetables — such as carrots, sweet potatoes and pumpkin — and dark leafy greens are some food items you should include in your diet.” “Drinking green tea or …

3 in 4 Delhi-NCR families facing pollution-related health problems: Survey
1 month ago

3 in 4 Delhi-NCR families facing pollution-related health problems: Survey

India Today  

A new survey released on Wednesday revealed the alarming impact of deteriorating air quality in Delhi NCR, revealing that 75 per cent of families in the region have at least one member suffering from respiratory ailments such as sore throat or cough. Conducted by LocalCircles, an online community platform, the survey highlights the severe health implications of rising pollution levels …

Delhi smog: Life in the world’s most polluted city
1 month ago

Delhi smog: Life in the world’s most polluted city

CNN  

New Delhi CNN — Inside Delhi’s first ever clinic dedicated to pollution-related illnesses, Deepak Rajak struggles to catch his breath. The specialist clinic at Delhi’s Ram Manohar Lohiya hospital was set up last year to treat the growing number of patients affected by hazardous air pollution, which worsens every winter in the Indian capital. “We were at the bus stop, …

DC Edit | Delhi-NCR air too toxic to breathe, but govts dither
1 month ago

DC Edit | Delhi-NCR air too toxic to breathe, but govts dither

Deccan Chronicle  

Delhi’s air in winter is injurious to health. Today’s air over the region, including Gurugram, Noida and Faridabad, is smothered in a pea soup fog that hangs like a malevolent blanket, so much so people are being advised to stay indoors on days of poor AQI. Emergency responses have seen the closing of schools, people working from home and regulations …

Delhi pollution: Asthma drugs ineffective, doctors warn of ‘health emergency’
1 month ago

Delhi pollution: Asthma drugs ineffective, doctors warn of ‘health emergency’

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The city woke up to a “health emergency” as dense smog, the worst of the season, engulfed the capital on Monday. Doctors report that this year’s pollution levels have exacerbated health issues more than in previous years, with patients presenting severe respiratory symptoms, cardiovascular problems, and conjunctivitis. The dangerously poor air quality has rendered medications ineffective for asthma …

As Delhi's air pollution worsens, here's what you can do about it
1 month ago

As Delhi's air pollution worsens, here's what you can do about it

India Today  

The air quality in Delhi has remained in the 'severe plus' category since Sunday, with AQI readings consistently above 450. Although industrial emissions, vehicular exhaust, re-suspension of road dust, construction and demolition activities, refuge burning and use of solid fuels for cooking and burning of firecrackers contribute majorly to air pollution, there are many small, but critical sources of air …

Health Day at COP29 raises alarm over worsening air quality in Delhi
1 month ago

Health Day at COP29 raises alarm over worsening air quality in Delhi

New Indian Express  

BAKU: On Health Day, at the ongoing COP29 negotiations in Baku, experts raised alarm about the severe air pollution crisis plaguing India's national capital Delhi and the broader South Asia airshed. Residents in Delhi and surrounding areas are struggling to breathe, with the Air Quality Index crossing 450 and particulate matter levels surging to hazardous concentrations. Delhi’s air quality typically …

15-20 pc rise in patients with worsening respiratory problems: AIIMS doctor
1 month, 2 weeks ago

15-20 pc rise in patients with worsening respiratory problems: AIIMS doctor

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: As Delhi grapples with air pollution, several patients with respiratory problems are visiting the OPD of the Pulmonology Department in New Delhi's All India Institute of Medical Sciences, a doctor said on Thursday. Dr Karan Madan, Associate Professor Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Science told ANI, "We are seeing that …

Why India’s Delhi Has One of World’s Worst Air Pollution Problems
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Why India’s Delhi Has One of World’s Worst Air Pollution Problems

Bloomberg  

Hundreds of millions of Indians breathe some of the world’s most toxic air all year round. Air pollution in the capital area that’s home to about 30 million people is especially stubborn. This November, the capital saw some of the highest levels of pollution on record, and one measure of pollution in New Delhi frequently exceeds the World Health Organization’s …

5 Yoga Asanas to Prevent Yourself from Harmful Effects of Air Pollution and Breathing Difficulties
2 months ago

5 Yoga Asanas to Prevent Yourself from Harmful Effects of Air Pollution and Breathing Difficulties

India TV News  

Yoga asanas can help prevent the harmful effects of air pollution and breathing difficulties. According to Yoga Guru Swami Ramdev, practicing yoga daily can strengthen the lungs, kidneys, and liver, and also improve the immune system. Some recommended yoga asanas for better lung health include Ustrasana, Ardha Ustrasana, Gaumukhasana, Bhujangasana, Markatasana, and Vakrasana.

3 in 10 Delhi-NCR Families Suffering from Air Pollution-Related Health Issues: Survey
2 months ago

3 in 10 Delhi-NCR Families Suffering from Air Pollution-Related Health Issues: Survey

Live Mint  

Three out of ten families in Delhi-NCR have already someone experiencing health issues due to pollution, according to a recent survey. The findings revealed that 36 per cent of Delhi-NCR families have one or more members with sore throat, cough and breathing difficulty/asthma due to rising levels of pollution; 27 per cent have someone having running nose/congestion. The survey also …

3 in 10 Delhi-NCR families affected by air pollution-linked health issues, finds survey
2 months ago

3 in 10 Delhi-NCR families affected by air pollution-linked health issues, finds survey

Live Mint  

A recent survey reveals that 36 percent of Delhi-NCR families are suffering health issues due to worsening air pollution. Despite government efforts, the air quality remains dangerously poor, prompting many to consider drastic measures for relief amidst alarming pollution levels. “36 per cent Delhi-NCR families have one or more members with sore throat, cough and breathing difficulty/asthma due to rising …

Delhi AQI | No extreme curbs for now, will wait for NCR air quality to improve: Central body
1 year ago

Delhi AQI | No extreme curbs for now, will wait for NCR air quality to improve: Central body

The Hindu  

The Commission for Air Quality Management on Saturday said it will wait for the air quality to improve in the National Capital Region before imposing more severe measures to tackle rising pollution levels. The statement by the Central pollution monitoring body came even as the air quality deteriorated sharply in the region, prompting the authorities to impose Stage 3 of …

Delhi struggles to breathe easy as air turns toxic
1 year, 1 month ago

Delhi struggles to breathe easy as air turns toxic

The Hindu  

From a pregnant woman to a college student and a homemaker, Delhiites of different age groups faced respiratory problems this month, when air pollution spiked. Nikhil Bante, a consultant at Holy Family Hospital, said that many patients’ conditions worsen when air pollution spikes. “Aisha, an asthmatic patient I have been seeing for the past few years, had to be given …

Let Yoga Be Your Armour in Fight Against Raging Air Pollution - News18
1 year, 1 month ago

Let Yoga Be Your Armour in Fight Against Raging Air Pollution - News18

News 18  

As expected, post Diwali, several Indian cities have gone under a cloud of smog. HOW THE MIND AND WORK PRODUCTIVITY GET IMPACTED Yoga says: ‘Chale vate chalam chittam nischale nischalam bhavet, Yogi sthanutvamapnoti tato vayum nirodhayet’. Explains Dr Hansaji Yogendra of The Yoga Institute, Mumbai: “If the breath is erratic and shallow, the oxygen intake is poor and then the …

Delhi-NCR air pollution Updates: AQI in city recorded at ‘Severe’ level at 4 pm
1 year, 1 month ago

Delhi-NCR air pollution Updates: AQI in city recorded at ‘Severe’ level at 4 pm

Hindustan Times  

Delhi-NCR air pollution Updates: The air quality in Delhi and its adjoining National Capital Region continued to hover within the hazardous range as a thick poisonous haze thickened in the city on Wednesday morning. According to the air quality calculating website acqin.org, the overall AQI in the national capital on Thursday morning at 6 am is at 487 in the …

The emergence of eco-friendly practices in Delhi NCR to curb pollution
1 year, 1 month ago

The emergence of eco-friendly practices in Delhi NCR to curb pollution

India Today  

In the sprawling urban landscape of Delhi NCR, where air pollution has long been a problem, a new wave of eco-friendly practices is rising to address this serious issue. A NEW BREATH OF LIFE: TRANSFORMING DELHI NCR: For years, the Delhi National Capital Region has been plagued by severe air pollution. "In light of the poor air quality plaguing the …

Delhi-NCR air pollution: Yoga asanas and pranayama to boost lung function and beat air pollution
1 year, 1 month ago

Delhi-NCR air pollution: Yoga asanas and pranayama to boost lung function and beat air pollution

Hindustan Times  

With Delhi NCR shrouded in a thick blanket of smog, pollution levels are touching severe levels, putting our respiratory health at grave risk. Yoga for air pollution: Yoga can be quite effective in enhancing lung function and boosting our immune system Apart from these steps, Yoga can be quite effective in enhancing lung function and boosting our immune system. Dr …

Delhi chokes in polluted air; doctors recommend mandatory wearing of masks, staying indoors
1 year, 1 month ago

Delhi chokes in polluted air; doctors recommend mandatory wearing of masks, staying indoors

Firstpost  

Doctors say air purifiers are not as effective and beneficial. People are complaining of breathlessness, sore throat, wheezing, cough, irritation in the eyes, restlessness.In LNJP, we are receiving… pic.twitter.com/RYJRXEH09B — ANI November 6, 2023 Former AIIMS Director and Senior Pulmonologist Dr. Randeep Guleria also has advised people to stay indoors and should us mask if stepping out of house. #WATCH …

As Delhi air quality dips to ‘severe’, here are lifestyle changes to reduce the risk of lung cancer
1 year, 1 month ago

As Delhi air quality dips to ‘severe’, here are lifestyle changes to reduce the risk of lung cancer

Hindustan Times  

The Commission for Air Quality Management has asked New Delhi and NCR states to implement all emergency measures as a thick toxic haze continues to blanket these areas on the sixth consecutive day with the worst air quality recorded on November 3 while pollution levels remained in the ‘severe plus’ category on Sunday morning too where the overall average AQI …

Delhi Air Pollution Not Just Affecting Lungs; Doctors Say Sudden Surge in Cases of Headache, Anxiety
1 year, 1 month ago

Delhi Air Pollution Not Just Affecting Lungs; Doctors Say Sudden Surge in Cases of Headache, Anxiety

News 18  

Doctors and health experts explained the hazardous impact of air pollution on the overall health of the human body and said it damages the brain, and heart and can trigger anxiety across all age groups if not dealt with precaution. Air Pollution Affecting Health of Delhites, Rise in Hospitalisation Delhi hospitals have been witnessing an increase in the number of …

Delhi Pollution: How to take care of your lungs; dietary tips and lifestyle changes
1 year, 1 month ago

Delhi Pollution: How to take care of your lungs; dietary tips and lifestyle changes

Hindustan Times  

There is no relief from air pollution as Delhi-NCR's air quality continues to deteriorate with AQI levels in severe category. Individuals with pre-existing lung diseases like asthma, bronchitis, COPD, or respiratory infections are at a high risk due to exposure to poor-quality air. These dietary adjustments, coupled with reducing exposure during peak pollution hours and quitting smoking, can significantly improve …

Delhi-NCR air quality turns 'severe,' residents experience health problems
1 year, 1 month ago

Delhi-NCR air quality turns 'severe,' residents experience health problems

Hindustan Times  

Delhi-NCR air quality turns 'severe,' residents experience health problems Health experts advised Delhi-NCR residents to follow precautions including wearing masks and avoiding going out unnecessarily.. Health experts advised Delhi-NCR residents to follow precautions including wearing masks and avoiding going out unnecessarily. 1 / 8 Air quality in several parts of Delhi-NCR plunged to the 'severe' category on Friday morning. 2 …

Delhi-NCR air pollution to have greatest impact on pregnant women and infants, warn doctors
1 year, 1 month ago

Delhi-NCR air pollution to have greatest impact on pregnant women and infants, warn doctors

India TV News  

The air quality in Delhi-NCR has been a matter of grave concern for several years now. According to the doctors, Delhi-NCR's air pollution is not just harmful to pregnant women and infants, but it can have a lasting impact on their health and well-being. The toxic air in Delhi-NCR contains harmful chemicals and particles that can easily enter the bloodstream …

Save Delhi-NCR before the sky turns black | OPINION
2 years ago

Save Delhi-NCR before the sky turns black | OPINION

India Today  

The child is inconsolable. A few kilometres away, in a South Delhi home, senior citizen parents are suffering from a sore throat. Netas breathe clean air and promise the ‘Delhi Model’ of development. The top leadership of every party – BJP, Congress, Aam Aadmi Party – are currently campaigning across Gujarat and earlier in Himachal. How will Delhi-NCR gain the …

80 per cent of Delhi-NCR families suffering due to toxic relationship with air: Study
2 years, 1 month ago

80 per cent of Delhi-NCR families suffering due to toxic relationship with air: Study

India Today  

A whopping 80 per cent of Delhi-NCR families had at least one member facing air pollution-related ailments in the last few weeks, revealed a survey conducted on Sunday by LocalCircles, a community social media platform. Nearly 18 per cent of people indicated that they or their family members had already visited a doctor or hospital, the survey said. Around 22 …

Air pollution: 5 harmful effects of toxic smog on your health
2 years, 1 month ago

Air pollution: 5 harmful effects of toxic smog on your health

Hindustan Times  

As a thick layer of toxic smog engulfs Delhi, NCR and other cities in North India, many people are struggling with respiratory issues, burning sensation in throat, watery eyes and a dip in their overall well-being. Air pollution can cause both short term and long-term health issues and constant exposure of pollutants can lead to asthma, COPD, bronchitis among other …

Delhi Pollution: Air Quality \'severe\' for third straight day
2 years, 1 month ago

Delhi Pollution: Air Quality \'severe\' for third straight day

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The air quality in Delhi continued to remain in the 'severe' category on Saturday, for the third day in a row, even though a slight improvement was noted in the Air Quality Index of the national capital, which stood at 431 this morning. People of Delhi and the National Capital Region complained of choking and 'eye burning' due …

Delhi-NCR air pollution: Long-term effects on kids
2 years, 1 month ago

Delhi-NCR air pollution: Long-term effects on kids

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi-NCR region has started to suffer with the air pollution problems. The government has already issued notice for schools to close and for fifty percent employee attendance in government offices as steps for the air pollution. Delhi-NCR air pollution: Long-term effects on kids Speaking to HT Lifestyle, Dr Vikas Maurya - Director & HOD - Pulmonology, Fortis Hospital Shalimar …

Delhi-NCR breathes poison. Here's how you are slowly dying
2 years, 1 month ago

Delhi-NCR breathes poison. Here's how you are slowly dying

India Today  

Seven-year-old Pankaj gasps for breath while he heads for his school. And as the Air Quality Index peaks to an all-time high, health experts are warning of a “medical emergency”. Some experts say prolonged exposure to air pollution affects the brains of kids and causes hyper-irritability in them. Exposure to high levels of air pollution puts a child at greater …

Delhi AQI at 500: Nose and throat infections jump by 90%, doctors express concern
2 years, 1 month ago

Delhi AQI at 500: Nose and throat infections jump by 90%, doctors express concern

India Today  

Scores of people in Delhi NCR have been experiencing ear, nose and throat infections over the past few days. The capital city's air quality index has peaked at 500, falling under the "hazardous" category, with many regions going up to 750, as people can actually smell the ash particles in the air. Dr Neeraj Agarwal, MBBS, MS-ENT at Pristyn Care …

'Stay indoors': Doctors flag spike in respiratory problems as Delhi turns into gas chamber
2 years, 1 month ago

'Stay indoors': Doctors flag spike in respiratory problems as Delhi turns into gas chamber

India Today  

As the air quality deteriorates in the national capital region, there has been a spike in patients with respiratory problems. Patients with respiratory problems have increased to 25 per cent, i.e every fourth or fifth patient at OPD has respiratory related issues, whether it's common cough or bronchitis. There have been cases of relapse of asthma after two good years …

Delhi NCR turns toxic; many families report difficulties, elderly most affected
2 years, 1 month ago

Delhi NCR turns toxic; many families report difficulties, elderly most affected

Live Mint  

The air quality in Delhi-NCR has worsened post Diwali with several families reporting difficulties due to the air pollution. According to the people surveyed, 70 per cent of the respondents or their family members are already facing difficulties due to poor air quality in Delhi-NCR. When asked who all in their families were currently struggling due to bad air quality …

Desolation of Smog: As Air Turns Toxic in Delhi-NCR, Cases of Respiratory Ailments, Allergies Flood Hosps
2 years, 1 month ago

Desolation of Smog: As Air Turns Toxic in Delhi-NCR, Cases of Respiratory Ailments, Allergies Flood Hosps

News 18  

Cough, breathlessness, itchy eyes, and asthma attacks – as toxic smog envelops Delhi and the National Capital Region with the air quality worsening, doctors are battling with emergencies in hospitals. “The number of patients coming to respiratory clinics with cough and breathlessness has increased tremendously in the last couple of weeks,” Dr Arjun Khanna, head of pulmonary medicine at Amrita …

Delhi-NCR schools, colleges shut till further notice; offices asked to do 50% WFH as air quality dips
3 years, 1 month ago

Delhi-NCR schools, colleges shut till further notice; offices asked to do 50% WFH as air quality dips

India Today  

All schools, colleges and educational institutions in Delhi-NCR have been instructed to remain shut until further notice as a result of poor air quality in the national capital region. The exceptions include, - Railway services/stations - Metro Rail corporation services, including stations - Airports and Inter State Bus Terminals - National security/defence-related activities and projects of national importance STRICT CHECKING …

Air Pollution: Here's how you can prevent exposure to high levels of PM2.5
3 years, 1 month ago

Air Pollution: Here's how you can prevent exposure to high levels of PM2.5

India Today  

Air pollution has reached dangerous levels in most parts of Delhi-NCR in the last 15 days. We all know the ill-effects of air pollution on health, particularly due to constituents like suspended particles, PM10, PM2.5 and gases like sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide, ozone, and more. PM2.5 exposure also results in an increased incidence of pulmonary infection. 2) Centre …

Doctors blame Delhi's air pollution after 30-year-old non-smoker hospitalised with low O2 levels
3 years, 1 month ago

Doctors blame Delhi's air pollution after 30-year-old non-smoker hospitalised with low O2 levels

India Today  

A Delhi resident with no history of smoking or respiratory illness has been diagnosed with a form of asthma that doctors are attributing to the rise in air pollution. READ: Delhi pollution | Ready to enforce complete lockdown to control local emissions, govt tells SC "On examination, his blood levels showed eosinophilia which is suggestive of an allergy that caused …

Delhi-NCR residents need a mask upgrade to tackle pollution, say health experts
3 years, 1 month ago

Delhi-NCR residents need a mask upgrade to tackle pollution, say health experts

India Today  

For more than a week, Delhi-NCR has been plagued by air pollution and blanketed in smog. Senior pulmonologist at the Apollo Hospital, Dr Rajesh Chawla, said that the Particulate Matter levels in most parts of the capital have reached “dangerous levels” and masks need a swift change. It can also be absorbed into the blood from there," Dr Chawla, who …

Air quality in Delhi-NCR on brink of emergency, people advised to limit outdoor activities
3 years, 1 month ago

Air quality in Delhi-NCR on brink of emergency, people advised to limit outdoor activities

Firstpost  

Over 4,000 farm fires, accounting for 35 percent of Delhi’s pollution on Friday, played a major role in pushing the 24-hour average AQI to 471 by 4 pm, the worst this season so far New Delhi: Authorities on Friday advised people to limit outdoor activities and told government and private offices to cut vehicle use by at least 30 percent …

Here's why it is easier to put up a smog tower, but difficult to curb air pollution in Delhi
3 years, 1 month ago

Here's why it is easier to put up a smog tower, but difficult to curb air pollution in Delhi

Firstpost  

If we want to reduce air pollution in Delhi, our focus has to be on reducing coal and biomass burning and tackling land degradation and desertification in Delhi-NCR, and in neighbouring states. What we burn the most, pollutes the most | | 2019-20 | Pollution potential Coal and lignite 1,045 High Biomass for cooking 500 Highest Petroleum products 240 Medium …

Delhiites choke in ’severe’ air quality; 4 in 5 families complain of itchy, watery eyes
3 years, 1 month ago

Delhiites choke in ’severe’ air quality; 4 in 5 families complain of itchy, watery eyes

Live Mint  

Amid rising levels of pollution in the national capital and adjoining areas, Delhiites woke up to a thick blanket of smog as the air quality continued to be in the 'severe' category. The survey conducted by LocalCircles stated that 91 per cent of the residents of Delhi believe authorities were completely or partially ineffective in enforcing the ban on transportation, …

Why Delhi air pollution remains a pressing problem despite govt's tall claims?
3 years, 2 months ago

Why Delhi air pollution remains a pressing problem despite govt's tall claims?

India Today  

With the onset of the winter season, polluted days are back in Delhi and the areas surrounding NCR. Anumita Roychowdhary, executive director of research and advocacy at Centre for Science and Environment, and Anil Kumar, former director of Delhi’s Department of Environment, explained the issues and factors responsible for the unchecked rise of pollution in the National Capital and nearby …

'Wear masks': Experts on ways to combat pollution and covid in Delhi during winter | Exclusive
3 years, 2 months ago

'Wear masks': Experts on ways to combat pollution and covid in Delhi during winter | Exclusive

India Today  

Following the Delhi government's 'winter action plan' to combat pollution in the national capital that deteriorates during the winter season, India Today spoke with environment and health experts on ways to avoid the troubles of Covid-19 and pollution in Delhi-NCR in the upcoming months. Environmental affairs expert Vikrant Tongad on combating air pollution Environment activist and advocate Vikrant Tongad said …

A four-point action plan to improve Delhi’s air
4 years ago

A four-point action plan to improve Delhi’s air

Hindustan Times  

The deteriorating air quality in Delhi has led the Centre to set up the Commission for Air Quality Management in National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas. The concentration of major air pollutants PM 2.5 and PM 10 are high in the five immediate neighbours of Delhi including Gurugram, according to the air quality index maintained by the Central Pollution Control …

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