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Seasonal average of winter pollution in Delhi-NCR higher this winter; smog episodes shorter: CSEThis winter, there were 23 days when the city-wide average of PM2.5 concentration was in the 'severe' or 'worse' AQI category -- down from ...- As Delhi pollution increases, so do medicine salesPollution during the week after Diwali not only aggravated the conditions of those with breathing problems, it affected an equal amount of ...
- Delhi facing worst smog in 17 years: Centre for Science and EnvironmentAccording to air quality monitoring network SAFAR, PM2.5 levels are in severe category and are expected to remain such for more than three ...
- Air pollution level in Kolkata much higher than permissible limit: CSEThe official ambient air quality monitoring shows a 61 per cent increase in particulate matter in just four years - 2010 to 2013. The level...
- Odd-even: Delhi government observes 'declining trend' of pollutantsAn interplay of hostile weather conditions made air quality oscillate between 'severe' and 'very poor' in the city today, limiting the gain...
- IIT Kanpur study finds presence of PAH in Delhi's airThe government has submitted the draft report of the study, that was commissioned in 2013, to the apex court. But it has not yet been made ...
- Pollution on rise: Smog-hit Delhi can't breathe easy if satellites chokeMeasures to counter severe smog episodes are likely to have limited success until Delhi’s satellite towns get serious about their air quali...
- Pollution in Delhi likely to remain high, warn scientistsLevels of particulate matter 2.5 — or fine particles smaller than 2.5 micrometres — over Delhi has touched 229 microgram per cubic metre as...
- CSE welcomes Delhi govt move to use recycled C&D wasteA green body today welcomed the Delhi government's decision to mandate recycled products from construction and demolition (C&D) waste for i...
- CSE welcomes Delhi government move to use recycled C&D wasteA green body today welcomed Delhi government's decision to mandate recycled products from construction and demolition (C&D) waste for its b...
- CNG cleaner than diesel, but its smoke hides dangers tooThey may not be as toxic as diesel fumes but, scientists at CSIR say, gases produced while burning CNG contain carbon nanoparticles.
- Dense development can cut car use, clean up air in DelhiTransit-oriented development (TOD) can improve Delhi's air quality considerably by reducing the number of vehicle-miles travelled, the way ...
- Fuel norms may be flashpoint between new government and CentreThe issue assumes significance in the wake of an affidavit filed by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) in the Supreme Co...
- Even inside homes, Delhiites not safe from air pollution: CSESunita Narain said that the study by CSE proves that "President Pranab Mukherjee and the Prime Minister are breathing dirty air during wint...
- CSE welcomes launch of the national air quality index by the Union Environment MinisterCentre for Science and Environment (CSE) has welcomed the release of the national air quality index and health advisory by Prakash Javadeka...
- Battery-run buses can fill up feeder gap: Green panelWith the high court banning e-rickshaws, the lieutenant governor's high-powered committee has recommended battery-operated buses to provide...
- Soaring heat wave leading to deadly ozone pollution: CSESummer pollution curve has taken an ugly turn as ground-level ozone, a highly reactive and harmful gas, far exceeds the permissible limit. ...
- Sky lanterns pollute and may cause fire: EnvironmentalistsAlthough sky lanterns are being claimed by marketers as an "eco-friendly" alternative to crackers and fireworks this Diwali, experts say it...
- 65 % of the air pollution deaths occur in Asia and close to quarter of this in IndiaAccording to Global Burden of Disease (GBD) count, a global initiative involving the World Health Organisation, in South Asia, air pollutio...
- CSE calls for Rs 1.62 lakh extra tax on big diesel carsThe Centre for Science and Environment demanded an additional duty of up to Rs 1.62 lakh on big diesel cars to prevent the misuse of subsid...
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