Page 28 - Air Pollution

Diwali air pollution: UP green watchdog shuts plywood units in Lucknow

Serves notices on nearly 100 companies and agencies across the state for air pollution

Blue skies and clear lungs: Have we bent the pollution curve in Delhi?

Local enforcement is the weakest link in the anti-pollution fight

Haryana's power plants in NCR to be shut if emission norms not met by 2020

The Central Electricity Authority then chalked out at detailed plan to retrofit old thermal plants across the country

Letter to BS: Strategy of tackling air pollution is a complete eyewash

It's surprising that our policy makers do not review details before setting the ambitious target

Combating air pollution

Stubble burning requires an economically rewarding solution

Govt set to dilute 3.5-year-old air pollution norms for thermal plants

Power ministry pushed for dilution after the full implementation of the standards was already delayed by five years, from 2017 to 2022

How rampant theft of electricity could drain India's electric car hopes

The power sector loses more than $16 billion a year to theft - more than any other country in the world

Reports of 1.2 mn deaths in India due to air pollution false: Harsh Vardhan

The US-based Health Effects Institute report revealed that around 1.2 million people were killed in India in 2017 due to air pollution

Five Indian students create AI-powered anti-pollution face mask, nebulizer

Nine out of 10 in the world breathe polluted air, causing as many as seven million deaths every year

Too little, too late: Why poll promises to cut air pollution are not enough

The BJP's promise of turning NCAP into a 'mission', which means institutionalising it better and increasing accountability at the Centre, is not enough because the NCAP has several limitations

17 factories in Uttarakhand asked to shut over pollution, jobs at stake

Court had asked state to take action on units for causing pollution

South Korea plans $5.9 bn 'extra' budget to tackle pollution, boost exports

The extra budget is to 'resolve a national predicament caused by fine dust' and to support the economy, the finance ministry said

Cut in household fuel use may save 270,000 lives a year in India: IIT study

As of early 2016, nearly half of the Indian population was reliant on biomass for household fuel, the researchers said

Getting clean air back

Air pollution can be brought down to near permissible levels within five years with the use of the right regulatory and policy instruments

Air pollution kills 1.2 mn Indians in a year, third biggest cause of death

The study titled 'State of Global Air 2019' reported that the life on average of a South Asian child growing up in current high levels of air pollution will be shortened by two years and six months

EV push welcome but auto LPG can ensure cleaner air in short term: Industry

The association urged that the government should provide a level playing field to other cleaner gaseous fuels like Auto LPG as well

Air toxicity can lead to anxiety, cognition problems and mental disorders

People with sleep apnea tend to stop breathing briefly during their sleep

Vehicles seem to be 'bigger' contributor to pollution than firecrackers: SC

The Supreme Court also asked the Centre if there could be any comparative study to see pollution caused by both

Pollution on Gangetic plain affects 600 mn: What India can learn from China

The impact of this air pollution doesn't just stop at human health. Several of the gases that cause air pollution also have greenhouse properties.

In pics: Most polluted cities in the world; 7 of top 10 cities are in India

7 of top 10 most polluted cities in the world are in India, according to a new study showing South Asia's battle with deteriorating air quality and the economic toll it's expected to take worldwide