According to Commission for Air Quality Management, 2024 saw a record 209 days with AQI below 200, even though the index slipped to dangerously high levels in some months.
While the number of air quality monitoring stations in India has grown in the last 5 years, most of the deployment was in urban centres—leaving rural areas sparsely monitored.
In winter, cities along Himalayas face a dangerous cocktail of meteorological factors that trap pollutants and increased emissions, with the nature of soot exacerbating the problem.
ICMR study conducted at 5 Delhi locations finds nitrogenous compounds in air pose public health risks. Nadda in LS says 1,561 PSA oxygen generation plants have been sanctioned nationwide.
Severe AQI levels & low temperatures have caused spike in respiratory illnesses in children, say doctors. They're being diagnosed with bronchitis, bronchiolitis, pneumonia & asthma.
For persons with mobility impairments, particularly those with cerebral palsy, locomotor disabilities, and high support requirements, air pollution is a logistical nightmare.
Foracort, which is sold in inhaler form, clocked sales worth Rs 75 crore in October, dethroning Augmentin, a broad spectrum antibiotic, and antidiabetic Glycomet-GP.
Several officers on daily duty continue to suffer from cough, throat aches & burning eyes. Health experts argue exposure to pollution can lead to permanent lung damage & more.
The Southeast Asian theatre is central to the Great Power contest between the US and China. It’s also a landscape where middle powers—France, the UK, Turkey—are shaping the strategic environment.
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.
Capable of being fired in plain and high-altitude areas, it has day-and-night capability and two-way data link to support post-launch target, aim-point update.
Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.
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