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Urban, Rural India Similarly Polluted, But Mitigation Focuses On Cities: Report
While air pollution continues to significantly affect both rural and urban populations, India's mitigation action is hugely concentrated in the cities and often ignores rural parts of the country, a report has found.
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India Added 180 Air Quality Stations, Over 600 Needed in 2 Years: Report
India added 180 manual air quality monitoring stations since the launch of the National Clean Air Programme, increasing their number to 883 in 2022, though a lot needs to be done to achieve the target of 1,500 by 2024, according to a new analysis.
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1.5 Million People Die Every Year Due To PM 2.5 Air Pollution: Report
The World Health Organization's most recent estimates are that over 4.2 million people die prematurely each year due to long-term exposure to fine particulate outdoor air pollution referred to as PM2.5.
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Over 60% Decline In PM 2.5 Pollution In Delhi This Diwali Compared To 2021
Delhi registered a 64 per cent reduction in PM2.5 concentration and a 57 per cent drop in PM10 levels on Diwali this year as compared to last year, the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) said in a report.
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Barely Any Difference In PM2.5 Pollution In Cities Under Central Plan: Report
There is barely any difference in overall PM2.5 trends between cities covered under the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) and those outside its ambit, according to a new analysis by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE).
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Delhi Breathes Fresh Air As Lockdown Shuts Factories, Cars Are Off Roads
Residents of Delhi, regularly listed as one of the world's most polluted cities, are revelling in azure skies and clean air as a result of the coronavirus lockdown.
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Crores Spent Yet Air Pollution In Varanasi Is Still Rising
As winter approaches, Delhi and other parts of north India are bracing themselves for smog. One city that saw severe levels of pollution last year was Prime Minister Narendra Modi's constituency, Varanasi. And even this year, things are not looking good.
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Dense Fog, Reduced Wind Speed Turn Delhi Air Quality 'Severe'
Advisories suggesting people avoid the outdoors are in place yet again with the air quality in the national capital turning 'severe' under the collective impact of dense fog and reduced wind speed, a condition that is likely to persist over the next few days.
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Pollution In Delhi Increases Again; Air Quality 'Severe'
After a day's respite, the air pollution level in the national capital again rose to "severe" category on Friday.
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Delhi Air So Dirty You Can Taste And Smell It
Even for a city considered one of the world's most polluted, the capital hit a new low this past week.
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Delhi No Longer Most Polluted In World. But 4 Of 5 Worst Cities In India
Delhi is no longer the most polluted city in the world, reveals air quality data released by the world health organization or WHO. But India is still home to four of the five worst cities.
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Volume Of Pollutants On The Rise In Delhi
The air quality of the city remained abysmal today with authorities recording severe quantity of pollutants, eight to ten times above the safe limits in real time, mainly due to a play of atmospheric factors.
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Lucknow School Is Most Polluted Place In The Country: Report
A central school in Uttar Pradesh's capital city, Lucknow, has recorded the highest level of suspended particulate matter, PM 2.5 on Monday, followed by Delhi's Anand Vihar according to the latest report by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
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Living in Delhi is Like Living in a Gas Chamber: High Court
The current air pollution levels in the national capital have reached "alarming" proportions and living here is like "living in a gas chamber", the Delhi High Court said today. The court directed the Centre and the Delhi government to submit time bound action plans on tackling pollution by the next hearing on December 21.
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Urban, Rural India Similarly Polluted, But Mitigation Focuses On Cities: Report
While air pollution continues to significantly affect both rural and urban populations, India's mitigation action is hugely concentrated in the cities and often ignores rural parts of the country, a report has found.
-
India Added 180 Air Quality Stations, Over 600 Needed in 2 Years: Report
India added 180 manual air quality monitoring stations since the launch of the National Clean Air Programme, increasing their number to 883 in 2022, though a lot needs to be done to achieve the target of 1,500 by 2024, according to a new analysis.
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1.5 Million People Die Every Year Due To PM 2.5 Air Pollution: Report
The World Health Organization's most recent estimates are that over 4.2 million people die prematurely each year due to long-term exposure to fine particulate outdoor air pollution referred to as PM2.5.
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Over 60% Decline In PM 2.5 Pollution In Delhi This Diwali Compared To 2021
Delhi registered a 64 per cent reduction in PM2.5 concentration and a 57 per cent drop in PM10 levels on Diwali this year as compared to last year, the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) said in a report.
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Barely Any Difference In PM2.5 Pollution In Cities Under Central Plan: Report
There is barely any difference in overall PM2.5 trends between cities covered under the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) and those outside its ambit, according to a new analysis by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE).
-
Delhi Breathes Fresh Air As Lockdown Shuts Factories, Cars Are Off Roads
Residents of Delhi, regularly listed as one of the world's most polluted cities, are revelling in azure skies and clean air as a result of the coronavirus lockdown.
-
Crores Spent Yet Air Pollution In Varanasi Is Still Rising
As winter approaches, Delhi and other parts of north India are bracing themselves for smog. One city that saw severe levels of pollution last year was Prime Minister Narendra Modi's constituency, Varanasi. And even this year, things are not looking good.
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Dense Fog, Reduced Wind Speed Turn Delhi Air Quality 'Severe'
Advisories suggesting people avoid the outdoors are in place yet again with the air quality in the national capital turning 'severe' under the collective impact of dense fog and reduced wind speed, a condition that is likely to persist over the next few days.
-
Pollution In Delhi Increases Again; Air Quality 'Severe'
After a day's respite, the air pollution level in the national capital again rose to "severe" category on Friday.
-
Delhi Air So Dirty You Can Taste And Smell It
Even for a city considered one of the world's most polluted, the capital hit a new low this past week.
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Delhi No Longer Most Polluted In World. But 4 Of 5 Worst Cities In India
Delhi is no longer the most polluted city in the world, reveals air quality data released by the world health organization or WHO. But India is still home to four of the five worst cities.
-
Volume Of Pollutants On The Rise In Delhi
The air quality of the city remained abysmal today with authorities recording severe quantity of pollutants, eight to ten times above the safe limits in real time, mainly due to a play of atmospheric factors.
-
Lucknow School Is Most Polluted Place In The Country: Report
A central school in Uttar Pradesh's capital city, Lucknow, has recorded the highest level of suspended particulate matter, PM 2.5 on Monday, followed by Delhi's Anand Vihar according to the latest report by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
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Living in Delhi is Like Living in a Gas Chamber: High Court
The current air pollution levels in the national capital have reached "alarming" proportions and living here is like "living in a gas chamber", the Delhi High Court said today. The court directed the Centre and the Delhi government to submit time bound action plans on tackling pollution by the next hearing on December 21.
