Hopes soar for greener Pune by 2022
PUNE: Smog hanging over the city in winter and summer, stinking and stagnant rivers, ugly hoardings, unauthorized flex boards and garbage burning leave a pollution trail that needs urgent correction.
PUNE: Smog hanging over the city in winter and summer, stinking and stagnant rivers, ugly hoardings, unauthorized flex boards and garbage burning leave a pollution trail that needs urgent correction.
<p><span id="itro1">The dense smog which had been throttling Delhi for the past few days has lifted partially today, but it may come back with renewed vigour, as the factors causing it remain in force
<p>Air pollution has been Delhi’s persistent enemy. It rears its head at the onset of winter when heavy smog envelopes the national capital, reducing visibility and causing physical discomfort. While
The top official in China's northern province of Hebei, one of the country's most polluted, has vowed to use the staging of the 2022 Winter Olympics to drive efforts to cut smog, promote clean energy and
Farmers in Punjab have started using paddy stubble to generate electricity through biomass machines The capital may not witness smoggy mornings this winter as many farmers in the neighbouring state
NEW DELHI: Even when the winter sky appears blue, parts of Delhi now have smog-like air quality. If you live in an industrial or peripheral area like Jahangirpuri or Anand Vihar, you are breathing heavily
Air pollution levels fell in most cities in China last year, environmental group Greenpeace said on Wednesday, but a humid and windless winter shrouded swaths of the country in choking smog, slowing improvement
Ash from coalfired power plants is responsible for winter haze and smog in the northern plains, particularly UP and Bihar, says a new study. It debunks earlier research that pinned the blame for
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
As winter sets in and smog envelopes the North Indian belt further, yet another damning report stresses on the urgent need to address the problem of air pollution in India and China. The report by Greenpeace
China’s environment ministry has urged 28 northern cities to shut factories to tackle a bout of heavy smog in the region, the Shanghai Securities News reported on Tuesday, a sign that tough winter curbs
The smog is extremely hazardous for those having a history of respiratory illness and heart patients are specially advised to take special care The uncomfortable level of air pollution around Delhi
<p>The shortage of urban housing across the country will increase to an estimated 3.41 crore units by 2022, mainly on the back of demand-supply gap and rising levels of income among the working class seeking to purchase houses. </p>
Beijing and 33 other northern Chinese cities have issued smog alerts for the next few days as industrial output ramps up again after the end of winter restrictions, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment
American satellites have found the reason for haze and smog during winter that leads to cancellation of flights and brings day-to-day life to a standstill in north India. Analysis of data from
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In re: News item published in Indian Express dated 07.10.2023 titled “GRAP Stage 1 kicks in as air quality dips to poor, condition likely
Visibility plummets but air and rail traffic unaffected, people complain of breathing problems The coming of winter was announced in the capital Friday afternoon with the sudden onset of smog, which
<p>At least 10 million people globally do not have citizenship of any country, according to the UN. Without nationality, stateless people cannot vote and can find it difficult or impossible to gain access to healthcare, education and employment.</p>
High air pollution levels in Delhi have been generally associated with winters, when atmospheric inversion traps pollutants close to the ground and causes smog. It's time to revise that view. Of late,
China will introduce stricter air pollution standards from next year to monitor tiny floating pollution particles in Beijing and other big cities but may not start releasing the results to the public until