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NASA sends powerful new instrument to space to track air pollutionThe US space agency on Saturday launched a powerful new instrument into space to track air pollution, which would provide unprecedented res...
NASA’s new Joint Polar Satellite: Here’s all about itNASA’s The Joint Polar Satellite System-2 (JPSS-2) will interconnect with other satellites in a polar orbit. It will also track extreme wea...
Anna Mani's 104th birth anniversary: Google dedicates doodle to Indian physicist & meteorologistAnna Mani was instrumental in setting up weather monitoring stations across India.
India world's largest emitter of sulphur dioxide, emissions see drop in 2019: Report
Coronavirus lockdown reduces China's air pollution; NASA images show drop in airborne NO2 levelsThe maps created using data show NO2 values before and during the quarantine.
2019 ozone hole is the smallest on record: NASAThe annual ozone hole reached its peak extent of 16.4 million square kilometers on September 8, and then shrank to less than 10 million squ...
Coal-based power makes India top global SO2 emitter: GreenpeaceIt is estimated that SO2 commonly makes up more than 10% of the deadly fine particles in India and China.
India becoming world's top sulphur dioxide emitter: StudyThe study led by researchers at University of Maryland in the US suggests that India is becoming, if it is not already, the world's top sul...
Govt asks pollution watchdogs to get their instruments calibrated to maintain accuracyAdmitting that most of the pollution measuring and biomedical equipment are “not calibrated as per standards in the country which affects q...
Air pollution growing in India, China: NASAAccording to the findings, US, Europe and Japan have improved air quality owing to emission control regulations.
INSAT-3D completes two years in orbitINSAT-3D is an exclusive mission designed for enhanced meteorological observations and monitoring of land and ocean surfaces for weather fo...
NASA captures epic image of Earth from 1.6 million kmData from EPIC will be used to measure ozone and aerosol levels in atmosphere, cloud height, vegetation properties and the UV reflectivity ...
World health body WHO says Delhi’s air is the most polluted. Or, is it?Continuous monitoring stations are present in only nine states in the country, as per the website of the Central Pollution Control Board (C...
Government’s proposed air quality index comes under a heavy cloudSome of this data enters public domain — in the form of actual readings, or 15-minute/hourly/daily averages of pollutant concentrations.
Why India’s numbers on air quality can’t be trustedThe air you breathe is probably worse than what is reported. The government does not certify the machines that measure it.
India's sulphur dioxide emissions on the rise: NasaResearchers have drafted a map that depicts sulphur dioxide concentrations in 2011-12 and 2005, and the relative size of power plants in In...
- Modern air quality monitoring system to be opened in Patna
The state capital has become the most polluted city in Bihar, with the rate of pollution doubling in the last five years.