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Friday, March 29, 2024
TopicAir pollution

Topic: air pollution

Kejriwal says Delhi pollution levels dipped due to govt initiatives, unveils winter action plan

The Delhi CM said govt will deploy 530 water sprinklers to prevent dust pollution and 385 teams will check vehicles’ pollution certificates and prevent plying of overage cars.

Delhi most polluted city in world, citizens may lose 11.9 yrs of life to pollution: US study

The Air Quality Life Index, released by the University of Chicago, found that 67.4% of India's population live in areas that exceed the country's national air quality standard.

Air pollution can cut life expectancy by 5 years per person in South Asia, says EPIC report

Rapid industrialization & population growth contributes to declining air quality in South Asia where pollution levels are currently over 50% higher than at the start of the century.

86% safai karamcharis in Delhi have poor lung function, women ‘more vulnerable’, finds NGO-led survey

Survey studied relationship between air pollution and incidence of respiratory illness among waste-pickers, municipal sweepers & security guards and compared it to findings among a control group.

Washington quiets as Canadian wildfires smoke blankets US capital

Many people wore masks outside as a thick layer of smoke veiled the capital. The dense smog, which reeked of ash, erased the top of the Washington Monument from view.

US East Coast blanketed in eerie veil of smoke from Canada wildfires

The skies above New York and many other North American cities grew progressively hazier through Wednesday, with an eerie yellowish tinge filtering through the smoky canopy.

Chicago university is Delhi’s new partner in air pollution battle. MoU for ‘evidence-based approach’

Move will enable establishment of research unit that will help design innovative policy interventions, says Delhi government's transport department.

Roasting at home exposes you to air pollution worse than Delhi’s. What you can do about it

Food that is burned, seared or braised during cooking can produce tiny particles called particulate matter. When inhaled, these particles can worsen asthma.

Air pollution significantly adds to heart risk in older Indians, finds IIT study

The study suggests that older adults in India are prone to physiological risk followed by genetic, indoor environmental, and behavioural risk factors.

Capital bets on expanding fleet of e-buses, solar energy to curb pollution, says Kailash Gahlot

Delhi, world's most polluted capital, wants a 27-fold increase in the number of e-buses plying in the city by the end of 2025 to cut down on carbon emissions.

On Camera

Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.