Delhi air pollution update: Govt introduces new 100 GSM rule for green nets to fight construction dustDelhi green nets: Delhi has introduced a new minimum quality standard for the green nets used at construction sites after pollution authori...
12 May, 2026, 05.31 PM IST
PM Kisan 23rd instalment date and time: Check when you can get your next payoutPm Kisan Samman Yojana: Farmers eagerly await the 23rd installment of the PM Kisan Yojana, expected around June-July 2026, with each benefi...
05 May, 2026, 05.28 PM IST
Dyson HushJet Purifier Compact review: Designed for modern indoor air needsThe Dyson HushJet Purifier Compact is a premium air purifier designed for India’s worsening urban air quality, combining a compact, redesig...
28 Apr, 2026, 01.03 PM IST
How to safely eat watermelons: Lessons to learn after family of 4 dies in Mumbai due to suspected food poisoning from watermelonA family of four in Mumbai died after suspected food poisoning linked to watermelon consumed late at night, prompting an ongoing investigat...
27 Apr, 2026, 10.28 PM IST
NEET UG Admit Card 2026 Out at neet.nta.nic.in; check steps to download and other important detailsNEET UG Admit Card 2026 Released at neet.nta.nic.in: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has released the NEET UG 2026 admit cards on neet.nt...
27 Apr, 2026, 01.19 PM IST
National Clean Air Programme needs complete revamp to focus on reducing PM2.5 levels: Jairam RameshLoni, Uttar Pradesh, has been identified as the world's most polluted city in 2025. This alarming report highlights severe PM2.5 levels, ex...
02 Apr, 2026, 01.29 PM IST
Pakistan world's most polluted country, followed by Bangladesh; India at 6th spot: ReportThe 2025 edition of the report published by IQAir, a Swiss air quality technology company, is based on analysis of data from monitoring sta...
24 Mar, 2026, 06.58 PM IST
India 6th most polluted country; UP's Loni world's most polluted city, Delhi 4th: ReportIndia ranks as the sixth most polluted country globally due to fine particulate matter, with Loni identified as the world's most polluted c...
24 Mar, 2026, 04.26 PM IST
India’s neighbour ranked as most polluted country in 2025. Check full listPakistan topped the global smog chart in 2025, with hazardous PM2.5 levels soaring 13 times above WHO limits. India's Loni emerged as the w...
24 Mar, 2026, 09.49 AM IST
Delhi breached WHO set annual air quality limit in JanOn January 11 and 17, PM2.5 and PM10 levels in Delhi exceeded WHO guidelines. Therefore, even if pollution levels were reduced to 0.1 micro...
01 Aug, 2024, 06.23 PM IST
PM2.5 pollution takes 33,000 lives each year in Indian cities, including Delhi and BengaluruA study published in The Lancet Planetary Health journal reveals that high levels of PM2.5 air pollution in major Indian cities like Delhi,...
04 Jul, 2024, 09.20 AM IST
Over 99% of India's population breathes air that exceeds WHO's PM2.5 guidelines: ReportPM2.5 refers to fine particles which penetrate deep into the body and fuel inflammation in the lungs and respiratory tract, leading to the ...
02 Sep, 2022, 03.39 PM IST
WHO raises bar for air quality, says health impacted even at lower levels of pollutionThe thresholds have been revised as it is found that air pollution inflicts damage on human health at even lower concentrations than previo...
23 Sep, 2021, 06.40 AM IST
WHO says air pollution kills 7 million a year, toughens guidelinesUrgent action is needed to reduce exposure to air pollution, said the UN body, ranking its burden of disease on a par with smoking and unhe...
22 Sep, 2021, 11.45 PM IST
Air pollution one of the biggest environmental threats to human health: WHO22 Sep, 2021, 07.52 PM IST
Foul air kills up to 80 people in Delhi everyday: StudyAir pollution from respirable particulate matter (PM2.5) could be responsible for 10,000 to 30,000 premature deaths in Delhi — up to 80 dea...
17 Jun, 2015, 08.50 AM IST
- Foul air killing up to 80 Delhiites a day, claims study
Scientists who conducted the study, published in the Environmental Science and Technology journal, said most of these deaths were due to he...
17 Jun, 2015, 07.25 AM IST