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Sunday, February 22, 2026
TopicNitrogen dioxide

Topic: nitrogen dioxide

Delhi’s air pollution is of its own making. Stubble burning not the main culprit, says CSE

While PM2.5 levels saw a clear improvement between 2018 & 2022, they have stabilised at a high-level with no reduction signs since 2021-22 onwards, CSE analysis mentions.

Surge in NO2 levels in Delhi leading to increased emergency visits, says Union Health Minister Nadda

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.

CSE report finds high ground-level ozone in 10 Indian metros between 2020-2024, ‘green areas’ hotspots

Report by Delhi think tank Centre for Science & Environment found ozone levels also increased in non-metropolitan areas compared to last yr & persisted beyond summer months.

We have toilet-trained cows. It could help combat climate change

The cows learned faster than a toddler.

A new material can now trap pollutant, convert it into nitric acid for use in agriculture

Scientists at University of Manchester have developed this new material that can capture nitrogen dioxide, an air pollutant, from car exhausts.

On Camera

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

In a first, Indian small arms maker to bid for UK Project Grayburn to replace British Army’s SA80 rifles

Bengaluru-based SSS Defence has made public its bid for a major foreign military contract, targeting UK’s ambitious SA80 successor programme with its home-tested weapons.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.