World Air Quality Report 2020
Twenty-two of the world’s 30 most polluted cities are in India, with Delhi being ranked as the most polluted capital city globally, a new report said . The report is prepared by Swiss organisation, IQAir,
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Centre admits less success in bad-air fight
New Delhi: Acknowledging the high level of air pollution in the capital, the environment ministry on Wednesday said the plan to fight the menace was “not totally successful” and sought public participation
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Contribution of household air pollution to ambient air pollution in Ghana: using available evidence to prioritize future action
A new report released by the Health Effects Institute synthesizing nine research and policy studies conducted in Ghana finds that household air pollution is a significant contributor to fine particle outdoor
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The contribution of household fuels to ambient air pollution in India: a comparison of recent estimates
What is the single largest source of air pollution exposure in India? You would be perhaps surprised to find that the answer, with a near consensus in the published scientific literature, is neither transportation
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Severe air pollution can cause birth defects, deaths
In a comprehensive study, researchers from Texas A&M University have determined that harmful particulate matter in the atmosphere can produce birth defects and even fatalities during pregnancy using the
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Stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana back to foul up Delhi air
NEW DELHI: Stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana is once again hurting the city’s air quality. Even though rain has brought down the pollution level, System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research
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Delhi: Air quality touches very poor, likely to be severe today
The air quality in Delhi and most NCR towns was ‘very poor’ as the concentration of particulate matter in the air increased. The impact of a long-distance dust storm, localised air pressure systems
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Curbs likely as air remains ‘very poor’, dust storm to raise pollution level
Gurgaon: The city authorities are gearing up to implement GRAP (graded response action plan) measures for ‘very poor’ pollution levels, after air quality continued to deteriorate and its index (AQI) got
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Association between pregnancy loss and ambient PM2·5 using survey data in Africa: a longitudinal case-control study, 1998–2016
<p>Increasing evidence from epidemiological studies suggests that maternal exposure to ambient PM2·5 can increase the risk of pregnancy loss.<a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/PM2.5-pregnancy-loss.pdf"
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Unfavourable policies mothballing conversion to cleaner transport fuels in India
With a single long-term focus on shifting to electricity as a transport fuel, the government is ignoring more readily available cleaner alternatives such as Auto LPG that can play a significant role in
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Dust raises pollution level in Ahmedabad
AHMEDABAD: The Tuesday dust storm raised the pollution level in the city. The city's PM10 reading of 517 on Tuesday was the highest in the country among the Safar-monitored cities. In Delhi and Mumbai,