Odisha: Kilns raise pollution concern
JAGATSINGHPUR: A good number of illegal brick kilns have come up in the district and environmentalists have opined that these brick kilns are responsible for rise in temperature in the region as well as
Air Pollution
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Short-term elevation of fine particulate matter air pollution and acute lower respiratory infection
<p>Nearly 60% of U.S. children live in counties with PM2.5 concentrations above air quality standards. Understanding the relationship between ambient air pollution exposure and health outcomes informs
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Doon to get hourly air quality monitoring stations
Dehradun: Clean Air Asia (CAA), an organization that is working towards clean air management in around 1,000 cities across Asia, including five in India, will now monitor pollution levels in Dehradun,
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'Hyderabad can generate 1,730 MW rooftop solar power'
With a potential of 1,730 MW power generation through rooftop solar panels, Hyderabad can become solar champion in India, thereby reduce air pollution by cutting on coal-based power, according to a study.
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Stubble burning: Hisar MP announces Rs 20 lakh for waste decomposer
CHANDIGARH: To provide an alternative to burning of crop residue to check air pollution, Hisar MP Dushyant Chautala has proposed the use of waste decomposer in the fields, which could convert the crop
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Researchers paint grave scenario for Bengaluru in 2030
Estimate that, if ‘business as usual’ continues, CO2 emission from vehicles will increase by nearly 24 times If the air around the city looks hazy now, imagine what it will be like in a little more
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Delhi can make cycle-sharing work; heat, air pollution are just excuses
NEW DELHI: From Marrakech in Morocco to Medellín in Colombia, success stories have proved that excuses of extreme summer heat and air pollution don’t wash when it comes to running urban cycling systems.
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Pollution: Considering nationwide ban on pet coke use, Govt tells SC
Government is considering a nationwide ban on the use of pet coke by various industries and a decision is likely to be taken within a month, the Supreme Court was informed today. Stating this, the Environment
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Ambient air quality data of Delhi-NCR for the Month of March, 2018
In compliance to the direction of Hon’ble National Green Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi Dated: November 17, 2017 (in the matter of Vardhman Kaushik Vs. Union of India & Others vide OA No. 44/2018
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Is Telangana government serious about shifting polluting industries?
HYDERABAD: It was way back in 2013 that the then government had announced that polluting industries in the city would be shifted out of the city to areas beyond the Outer Ring Road (ORR). More than five
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Bengaluru: No respite from polluting autos
BENGALURU:The much vaunted two-stroke auto scrapping scheme announced by the transport department seems to have failed. The scheme was meant to be a relief for two-stroke auto owners ahead of a planned