Is Delhi’s air quality improving?
Recently there have been multiple discussions about air quality improvements in Delhi and some reports also mentioned that Delhi has shown a 25% decrease in air pollution levels between 2016-2018 compared
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New method for evaluating winter air quality: PM2.5 assessment using Community Multi-Scale Air Quality Modeling (CMAQ) in Xi'an
<p>Particulate matter is the main air pollutant in China, especially in Xi'an in recent years. Since 2013, the WRF-SMOKE-CMAQ model system has been used to build an air quality model system for daily
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Pollution puts women at greater hypertension risk
Hyderabad: Women exposed to higher air pollution levels are more at risk of hypertension, says a recent study. The study covered 5,531 adults from 28 peri-urban villages near Hyderabad. Researchers led
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Pollution soars in Northern China in February: official data
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Air pollution in 39 smog-prone northern Chinese cities soared in February, making it increasingly unlikely they will meet their annual winter air quality targets, Reuters analysis
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Question raised in Lok Sabha on Air Pollution Levels, 08/02/2019
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Air Pollution Levels, 08/02/2019. The ambient air quality monitoring with respect to PM2.5 was initiated in 2014 under NAMP. The ambient air quality data for different cities
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Question raised in Lok Sabha on Level of Particulate Matter in Air, 08/02/2019
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Level of Particulate Matter in Air, 08/02/2019. Ambient air quality is monitored at 731 locations covering 312 cities/towns in 29 States and 6 Union Territories across
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Question raised in Lok Sabha on National Clean Air Programme, 08/02/2019
Question raised in Lok Sabha on National Clean Air Programme, 08/02/2019. Smart cities framework is being used to launch NCAP in 43 smart cities falling in the list of 102 non-attainment cities. State
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Bangkok schools closed over 'unhealthy' pollution levels
Toxic smog in Bangkok has forced more than 400 schools to close for the rest of the week, to protect children from its harmful effects. Thailand's capital city is experiencing some of its worst-ever air
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CSE study to identify sources of pollution
Delhi-based think tank Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) is set to start a real-time source apportionment study to identify the factors responsible for the city’s foul air. Anumita Roychowdhury,
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India must implement environmental blueprint unveiled last year
The year 2018 was full of declarations. In the country, some major policies and programmes were launched to tackle issues ranging from air pollution to plastic pollution. At the international level, too,