Air quality in Mumbai and Pune has plunged to the ‘poor’ and ‘moderate’ categories, with both particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5) crossing their maximum permissible limits in the two cities. The data was released by the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology’s (IITM) System of Air Quality Forecasting and Research (SAFAR). With Covid-19 cases rising, …
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Taking further the cleanliness campaign to make India open defecation free and ensuring functional water tap connections in all cities, the year 2021 witnessed the launching of the next phase of Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) and Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) with fanfare. Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban, another mega scheme of …
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73% of the workspaces across nine Indian cities did not meet the prescribed limits of indoor air contaminants, says a study titled Healthy Workspaces for Healthier People by GBCI India and Saint-Gobain Research India. Carbon dioxide (CO2) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) were the most common non-compliant indoor air contaminants, followed by particulate matter (PM) and …
Depending on where you live in India, cleaner air could extend yours or a loved one’s life anywhere between seven to ten years. A report on air pollution looks at how much air pollution levels could be reducing lifespans and also shows that some of the worst affected regions aren’t even India’s biggest cities. The …
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Researchers from the (IITM) have linked high humidity during the monsoon to the increase in daily cases in at least three cities — Pune, Delhi and Mumbai. The findings were published in the international journal, Earth Systems and Environment, recently. Virus particles get a medium like the water vapour droplets in high humidity conditions to …
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Air, water, and land are three important aspects that need to be conserved for life to sustain on Earth. Union Minister of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav on Tuesday, September 7, launched PRANA. PRANA meaning ‘Life’ in Sanskrit, is a portal for regulation of air pollution in 132 cities across the country. …
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The world’s largest plant designed to suck carbon dioxide out of the air and turning it into rock started running on Wednesday, the companies behind the plant said. The plant, named Orca, after the Icelandic word “orka” meaning “energy”, consists of four units, each made up of two metal boxes, similar in appearance to the …
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Rising air pollution levels have become an issue of serious concern. Pollutants in the air have left people suffocated, gasping for quality air and causing vital damage to our health, in the long-run. Now, while we are in the know about just how ghastly the polluted air could be if we venture outside, and …
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Air quality across north India and other parts of the country continues to deteriorate further due to the bursting of firecrackers during Diwali, stubble burning and local factors. The air quality index (AQI) of Delhi was recorded in the ‘very poor’ category at 379 on November 9 at 11 am, data from AQI India showed. …
New Delhi: Hazardous AQI levels, heavy atmosphere and smog — Delhi residents are all too familiar with the toxic air at the onset of winter. A survey by community platform LocalCircles has shown how this pollution has affected families — out of 34,000 families surveyed in Delhi-NCR, 80 per cent say they have at …