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Sunday, February 22, 2026
TopicPollution masks

Topic: Pollution masks

Imphal designer couple Diana and Kelvin are making masks they give for free to hospitals, airports

Diana Leivon and husband Kelvin Ginminthang have been stitching masks from leftover fabric and giving them to hospitals and airport security staff.

No study has yet proven health benefits of pollution masks, air purifiers

Experts say that masks and purifiers do reduce effect of particulate matter but their health benefits are still under a cloud.

How to choose the right pollution mask that will help you survive Delhi’s toxic air

Winter's here and the Delhi air is getting toxic again. Here's a guide to help you buy the right masks to get by.

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.

Suspected brake failure leads to Tejas accident after landing, airframe likely to be written off

The IAF, so far, remains mum on this accident which has led to grounding of the fleet for safety checks.

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.