The construction sector has emerged as a significant yet often overlooked contributor to worsening air quality in India.
BMC allocates ₹113.18 crore to combat air pollution with emission inventories, air-quality sensors, and a forecasting system called AIRWISE.
Economic losses were in the billions. Pollution takes many forms in India, including the use of poorly-ventilated stoves and open fires for cooking inside dwellings. Photo by Mark Katzman. Air ...
According to a 2018 World Health Organisation study, of the world’s 15 cities with the highest air pollution, 14 are in India ... “Right now, pollution control boards in each state oversee ...
Delhi gets all the attention, but other parts of northern India are also dealing with toxic air. Toxic, deadly, poisonous - these words are back in the headlines as Delhi’s pollution spikes again.
MUMBAI (Reuters) - The western Indian state of Maharashtra has formed a panel to study a proposal to ban petrol and diesel ...
Byrnihat, a town on the Assam-Meghalaya border, has been declared India's most polluted city for the second consecutive year, ...
This has put KSPCB on the list of bottom five SPCBs when it comes to insufficient usage of funds. The only other state ...
The latest opinion polls show the AAP retaining control of the capital ... open image in gallery A blanket of air pollution seen over Delhi in northern India on 14 November (Screenshot: Nasa ...
In 2021, air pollution was a major global killer, contributing to 8.1 million deaths worldwide. India and China bore ... disease prevention and control programs," Pant said. Exposure to air ...