The air in the United States is much cleaner than even a decade ago. But those improvements have come mainly in summer, the season that used to be the poster child for haze-containing particles that cause
At the PGIMER, north India’s premier medical hub, the respiratory OPD had seen a huge increase since 2010. From 18,627 patients registered in 2010, the number rose to 40,068 in 2016. Asthma cases in
The National Green Tribunal today asked Centre to learn from China in curbing vehicular pollution in the Delhi-NCR, as it extended till July 13 the stay on its order banning plying of over 10-year-old
In a bid to curb the effects of the rising air pollution in Gurugram, Enviro, the facilities management wing of Vatika Group distributed N-95 anti-pollution masks to Gurugram Police. The pollution reached
<p>Air pollution causes severe environmental problems and has become a major health risk for livelihood in Delhi. With increase in population, there is an increase in emissions from various utilities as
Despite a ban on the use of pressure horns and sound-emitting devices, truck and bus drivers continue to use pressure horns. However, to check the practice, the traffic police hold special drives on
There are two pictures Thai air pollution expert Supat Wangwongwatana likes to show whenever he talks about Bangkok’s transition, in a little over a decade, from a city blanketed in smog to one boasting
Australia is suing the local arm of Volkswagen for allegedly misleading customers by selling modified vehicles that covered up emissions fraud. Its consumer watchdog claims Volkswagen intentionally sold
PATNA: The state transport department has put up stickers on city buses, cars and autorickshaws to create awareness about its monthlong no honking drive — ‘Zara Sochein’. It was launched on the occasion
The National Green Tribunal has directed the traffic police to look into a plea alleging that diesel vehicles were being operated inside the India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) premises at Pragati
Drivers of older and more polluting cars, vans and motorbikes will have to pay 12.50 pounds to enter the centre of London from Monday in a bid by the city’s mayor to improve air quality. The Ultra Low
Transportation accounts for about 11 per cent of India's carbon emissions and is a major source of air pollution in several cities nationwide. About 87 per cent of Indian drivers and vehicle owners
The Delhi government must do more to fight pollution. It is difficult to see why the Delhi government continues to rely on episodic solutions to curb air pollution when it should have worked, along
This paper presents a methodology that measures the benefits of co-control evaluation on mitigating local air pollutants (LAP) and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the People’s Republic of China (PRC).
Pollution level of the city has been increasing as per the data released by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) recently. As per the report, the annual average level of fine particulate matter pollution
Some cities in India attribute more than half of their PM2.5 to this dust The contribution of indoor air pollution is estimated to vary between 22 and 52 per cent, according to a UNEP study which said
The policy, which is the part of NITI Aayog, aims to reduce the number of vehicles on the road with the introduction of modern shared transport system like air conditioned e-bus and e-autorickshaws.
Nepal and India top the list of countries with the most polluted air in the south Asian region. Hyderabad: A recent WHO Health Statistics report stated that India is the second most polluted country
The government’s ambition to clean up motor vehicles by 2040 is not ambitious enough a leading energy expert says. Professor Jim Watson, head of the prestigious UK Energy Research Centre, said the target
