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Air pollution deaths in India rose from 4.5 million to 7.3 million in 10 years: Lancet
1 week, 5 days 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 …

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MPCB recommends road repair, maintenance & plantation to curb air pollution in Wagholi
2 weeks, 3 days ago

MPCB recommends road repair, maintenance & plantation to curb air pollution in Wagholi

Hindustan Times  

Based on air quality monitoring data during summer and after the monsoon, the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board recommended that road repair and maintenance and plantation work are necessary to curb air pollution in Wagholi. The MPCB submitted its action taken report in October 2024 in which it said that the continuous ambient air quality monitoring carried out for 24 hours …

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Study reveals surprising health benefit to using an air fryer - and it's not to do with your food
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Study reveals surprising health benefit to using an air fryer - and it's not to do with your food

Daily Mail  

Air fryers are already known to be cheaper and more effective than traditional ovens. Their analysis revealed that air-frying produced the least particulate matter and volatile organic chemicals of all five methods Cooking is known to be a key source of indoor air pollution. Their analysis revealed that pan-frying was the most polluting cooking method, with 92.9 micrograms of PM …

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97 cities improve air quality, 55 achieve 20% dip in key pollutant: Report
4 weeks ago

97 cities improve air quality, 55 achieve 20% dip in key pollutant: Report

India Today  

The Environment Ministry on Monday informed Parliament that 97 of the 130 cities targeted under the National Clean Air Programme have shown improvement in air quality as compared to 2017-18, with 55 recording a more than 20 per cent reduction. In response to a question in the Lok Sabha, significant improvement in air quality was registered in 97 cities across …

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15 Of 24 Haryana Cities Among Most Polluted, Faridabad Tops List
3 months, 2 weeks ago

15 Of 24 Haryana Cities Among Most Polluted, Faridabad Tops List

ABP News  

New Delhi: Fifteen out of 24 cities in Haryana ranked among India's 100 most polluted cities based on PM2.5 levels in the first half of 2024, according to a new analysis. According to India's National Ambient Air Quality Standards, safe limits for PM2.5 and PM10 annual levels are 40 micrograms per cubic metre and 60 micrograms per cubic metre, respectively. …

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'Your body goes into shutdown mode': how heat transformed the Paris Olympics in 100 years
4 months, 4 weeks ago

'Your body goes into shutdown mode': how heat transformed the Paris Olympics in 100 years

BBC  

'Your body goes into shutdown mode': how heat transformed the Paris Olympics in 100 years Getty Images Athletes competing in the 1924 cross-country race struggled to cross the finish line due to extreme heat From time in saunas to turning off fans, athletes have been bracing for extreme heat at the Olympics. Getty Images The climate has changed dramatically since …

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Over 7 per cent of daily deaths in 10 Indian cities linked to PM2.5 pollution: Lancet study
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Over 7 per cent of daily deaths in 10 Indian cities linked to PM2.5 pollution: Lancet study

India TV News  

According to a study published in The Lancet Planetary Health journal, an average of 7.2 per cent of daily deaths in 10 of India's largest and most polluted cities, including Delhi, Bengaluru, and Mumbai, were associated with PM2.5 levels exceeding the World Health Organization guidelines for safe exposure. They found that an increase of 10 micrograms per cubic metre in …

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Could replenishing beaches with sand nourishing help solve NSW's coastal erosion problem?
6 months, 1 week ago

Could replenishing beaches with sand nourishing help solve NSW's coastal erosion problem?

ABC  

In short: Sand nourishment is being touted as a viable solution to address coastal erosion across Australian beaches. Wamberal home owner Chris Rogers said while many people living along the beach supported sand nourishment as one solution, building a protective structure was also necessary. " Coastal engineer Angus Gordon said sand nourishment was one of the most cost-effective methods and …

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Why does South Asia have the world’s worst air pollution?
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Why does South Asia have the world’s worst air pollution?

Al Jazeera  

Smog-ridden cities in Bangladesh, Pakistan and India had the poorest air quality last year, says report. Pakistan scored 73.7 while India’s air had 54.4 micrograms of PM2.5 particles per cubic metre on average over the last year. The report found that poor air quality in South Asia is often down to “brick kiln and other industrial emissions, agricultural waste burning, …

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The week in 5 charts | Arvind Kejriwal arrested by ED in excise case, top 5 donors of electoral bonds, and more
8 months, 4 weeks ago

The week in 5 charts | Arvind Kejriwal arrested by ED in excise case, top 5 donors of electoral bonds, and more

The Hindu  

Electoral bonds data: which political parties did the top five donors fund? The second-largest donor, Megha Engineering and its group company Western UP Power Transmission Company Ltd, are BJP’s biggest donors via electoral bonds, contributing ₹584 crore and ₹80 crore respectively. It is estimated that 1.36 billion people in India experience PM2.5 concentrations exceeding the World Health Organization recommended annual …

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How Delhi retained title of being world's most polluted capital city
9 months ago

How Delhi retained title of being world's most polluted capital city

Firstpost  

The World Air Quality Report 2023 published by the Swiss organisation IQAir has deemed Delhi as the world’s most polluted capital city. As per the study, PM2.5 levels in the capital worsened from 89.1 micrograms per cubic metre in 2022 to 92.7 micrograms per cubic metre in 2023 Delhi is once again the world’s most polluted capital city, marking the …

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Delhi world's most polluted capital city again: Report
9 months ago

Delhi world's most polluted capital city again: Report

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, Bihar's Begusarai emerged as the world's most polluted metropolitan area while Delhi was identified as the capital city with the poorest air quality, according to a new report. HT Image With an average annual PM2.5 concentration of 54.4 micrograms per cubic metre, India had the third worst air quality out of 134 countries in 2023 after Bangladesh and …

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Delhi world’s most polluted capital city again, gets ranking four times on trot since 2018: Report
9 months ago

Delhi world’s most polluted capital city again, gets ranking four times on trot since 2018: Report

India TV News  

Air pollution: New Delhi was identified as the capital city with the poorest air quality in the world while Bihar’s Begusarai was named as the world’s most polluted metropolitan area, according to a new report. With an average annual PM2.5 concentration of 54.4 micrograms per cubic metre, India had the third worst air quality out of 134 countries in 2023 …

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Did public social messaging on pollution and the ban on firecrackers help?
1 year, 1 month ago

Did public social messaging on pollution and the ban on firecrackers help?

Hindustan Times  

Rain and then strong winds last week contributed to Delhi waking up to its cleanest Diwali day in eight years since the AQI data became available. NCR region and its AQI levels Hard numbers Mukesh Khare, professor at IIT Delhi and former expert member in both the Commission for Air Quality Management and the now dissolved Environment Pollution Control Authority …

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Delhi Air Quality: Delhi continues to see spike in pollution levels
1 year, 1 month ago

Delhi Air Quality: Delhi continues to see spike in pollution levels

The Hindu  

Air pollution worsened in Delhi amid unfavourable meteorological conditions on Tuesday morning and a relief is unlikely soon. Based on data provided by nine out of the 40 monitoring stations in Delhi, the capital's air quality index stood at 363 — very poor category — at 8 a.m. Rest of the monitoring stations failed to generate enough data for indexing, …

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It is ‘Wake Up Sid’ Time: We Are Losing The War Between Killer Air and Clean Air - News18
1 year, 1 month ago

It is ‘Wake Up Sid’ Time: We Are Losing The War Between Killer Air and Clean Air - News18

News 18  

I begin with a simple game for readers, to solve a simple puzzle that I have been putting to listeners of my talks in recent months. It is an innocuous question, what do the capital of seven kingdoms, Delhi, the second most populous city of the world and the capital city of India have in common with- “The tiny Bihar …

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Delhi's air 'poor' again; 'red light on, gaadi off' campaign launched
1 year, 1 month ago

Delhi's air 'poor' again; 'red light on, gaadi off' campaign launched

India Today  

As the air quality in Delhi takes a nosedive, the city government on Thursday launched the "red light on, gaadi off" campaign. Delhi's air quality turned "very poor" on Sunday for the first time since May, mainly due to a drop in temperature and wind speed, which allowed pollutants to accumulate. ANTI-POLLUTION MEASURES IN PLACE In view of plummeting air …

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Time for govt to revise list of Delhi pollution hotspots
1 year, 2 months ago

Time for govt to revise list of Delhi pollution hotspots

Hindustan Times  

Delhi has at least four more pollution hotspots than the 13 sites designated, according to average concentration of ultrafine particulate matter known as PM2.5 over the last year, which has been as bad or worse at these locations when compared to the demarcated ones. Delhi’s annual PM 2.5 data from its 40 ambient air quality monitoring stations showed Jahangirpuri was …

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Darjeeling to join the list of polluted cities of West Bengal, reveals study
1 year, 6 months ago

Darjeeling to join the list of polluted cities of West Bengal, reveals study

The Hindu  

A recent study by scientists has revealed that Darjeeling, the queen of hills and a popular tourist destination may be on the way to becoming one of the most polluted cities of West Bengal. The results of the study published in a paper titled ‘PM10 within Indian standard is achievable by mitigating the sources of PM1: A thirteen years long …

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PM10 levels off the charts as winds raising dust sweep Delhi
1 year, 7 months ago

PM10 levels off the charts as winds raising dust sweep Delhi

The Hindu  

The PM10 pollution in Delhi soared to hazardous levels on Tuesday as strong winds swept the city, raising dust and leaving a thick blanket of haze over it. The Delhi Pollution Control Committee data showed PM10 levels soaring to 3,826 micrograms per cubic metre at Jahangirpuri and 2,565 micrograms per cubic metre at Sri Aurobindo Marg. According to the Central …

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Lahore most polluted city, Pakistan third among countries: Survey
1 year, 9 months ago

Lahore most polluted city, Pakistan third among countries: Survey

Al Jazeera  

IQAir report says India and Pakistan experienced the worst air quality in the Central and South Asian regions in 2022. Lahore’s air quality worsened to 97.4 micrograms of PM2.5 particles per cubic metre from 86.5 in 2021, making it the most polluted city globally. India’s air seven times worse than WHO levels India has some of the most polluted cities …

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Delhi most polluted city in India in 2022: Report
1 year, 11 months ago

Delhi most polluted city in India in 2022: Report

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: Delhi was the most polluted city in India in 2022 with PM 2.5 levels more than double the safe limit and the third highest average PM10 concentration, according to an analysis of Central Pollution Control Board data. PM2.5 pollution in the national capital has reduced by over 7 per cent in four years, from 108 micrograms per cubic …

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Worst Dec air spell only after mercury dips further: Experts
2 years ago

Worst Dec air spell only after mercury dips further: Experts

Hindustan Times  

Though Delhi’s pollution levels worsened into the “severe” zone for the first time in a month on Sunday, experts said the worst of the city’s December phase of bad air is still to come, and will kick in after a further dip in temperatures towards the latter half of the month. Experts said that Delhi usually sees two broad spells …

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Death by Air: Can pollution cause stillbirth?
2 years ago

Death by Air: Can pollution cause stillbirth?

Firstpost  

A study published in Nature Communications has found that nearly a million stillbirths globally can be linked to particulate matter smaller than 2.5 microns. A new study has found that nearly a million stillbirths around the world can be attributed to air pollution, reported The Guardian. The study published in Nature Communications shows that air pollution accounted for around 39.7 …

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