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In 1987, the world swapped ozone-destroying CFCs for safer refrigerants; nearly 40 years later, scientists found the switch had been quietly raining a forever chemical across the planetChemicals meant to protect the planet are now causing a new issue. Replacements for ozone-damaging CFCs are forming a stubborn chemical, TF...- Mega cities in India see high concentration of ozone pollution this summerA recent analysis by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) reveals high ground-level ozone pollution in major Indian cities like Kol...
- Ground-level ozone pollution in Delhi-NCR in March-April highest in 4 years: CSEThe green think tank's assessment is based on the publicly available granular real time data (15-minute averages) from the CPCB's official ...
- Less economic activities during lockdown led to low air pollution in most parts of India: StudyAccording to the study, published in the 'Environmental Science and Pollution Research', ozone, carbon monoxide and NO2 showed an increase ...
- Air pollution exposure is shifting from outdoor to indoor - here's whyGetting vehicles off the road may do wonders for smog, but there's more to air pollution than that. The shift away from vehicles powered by...
- High levels of black carbon & Ozone due to forest fires turn Uttarakhand’s air lethalBy Friday, black carbon levels had gone from about 1,000-2,000 microgram per cubic metre last month, before the fires started, to 10,000-12...
- Wheat genome unravelled: can help in dealing with climate changeNew Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS/Mongabay) It took the best scientific minds from 20 nations, including India, to scale what is considered as the "M...
- Delhi is turning into Hitler’s 'gas chamber'! Here's what the increasing smog is doing to your body, and what you need to doSmog affects everyone differently, depending on their lifestyle, health condition and age.
- Rise in ozone levels in India, harmful for lungs and crops: ReportA World Bank report estimates that the concentrations of O3 has increased by 10 to 20% in India between 1990 and 2013.
- Rising mercury shoots up ozone pollutionLevels of tiny pollution particles (PM 2.5) are relatively lower now than in winter. But there is no relief from dirty, toxic air in the ci...
- Surface Ozone pollution in Delhi crosses permissible limit againSurface ozone pollution has crossed the permissible limit, for the second time in a year, with experts blaming weak monsoon for the phenome...
- Ozone pollution in Delhi crosses permissible limit againSurface ozone pollution in Delhi has crossed the permissible limit, for the second time in a year, with experts blaming weak monsoon for th...
- Significant ozone built up in Delhi poses health risk: CSEThe CSE has called on the Delhi government to implement daily health alert and pollution emergency action.
- Heat & dust raise Delhi’s air toxins to critical levelsDay temperatures dropped marginally on Thursday but there was hardly any relief for weather-beaten Delhiites as toxins in the air rose alar...
- As Delhi sizzles, toxic ozone levels riseThe level of toxic ozone in the national capital was highest this year during the last two weeks when the maximum temperatures hovered abov...
- Delhi's air toxic in summer too: ReportsThe System of Air Quality Weather Forecasting and Research, reports the daily average PM2.5 levels going up from 80 micrograms per cubic me...
- Biomass burning a major source of pollution in IndiaVehicles, air conditioners and industries may be the usual suspects contributing to the rise in pollution levels across the country, but th...
- Cancer-causing benzene not part of air quality indexWith benzene levels found to be way higher than the safe standard in many parts of Delhi and possibly other cities, it's shocking that the ...
- Ozone layer that started depleting in 1980s healingThe protective ozone layer that started depleting heavily in the 1980’s is on a recovery mode according to a new assessment by 300 scientis...
- 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. ...
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