IIT-Kharagpur study reveals alarming impact of ozone pollution on major Indian food cropsA new IIT-Kharagpur study reveals that increasing surface ozone pollution poses a significant threat to India's agricultural yields, partic...
08 Apr, 2025, 11.44 AM IST
Ozone levels breaching limits in Delhi: NGT issues notice to Centre over CPCB's recommendationsThe National Green Tribunal has asked the Centre for a response on implementing CPCB's recommendations to control ozone levels in Delhi. Th...
29 Dec, 2024, 08.52 PM IST
Ozone build-up: Delhi-NCR and other metropolitan areas of India confront new air quality crisisThis summer, ground-level ozone levels surged in 10 metropolitan areas of India, with Delhi-NCR being the worst hit, recording 176 days abo...
07 Aug, 2024, 03.00 PM IST
‘Air pollution went up in parts of India during lockdown’29 Dec, 2021, 04.37 AM IST
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 ...
27 Dec, 2021, 10.16 PM IST
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...
03 Aug, 2021, 12.40 PM IST
Indians have the highest exposure to PM2.5, shows study on air pollutionAir pollution is believed to have caused nearly 1.67 million deaths in India, including over 116,000 infant deaths, says the State of Globa...
22 Oct, 2020, 10.33 AM IST
Air pollution: India has the highest annual average exposure to PM2.5, finds global studyIndia leads the list of countries with the highest annual average exposures to PM 2.5- fine particulate matter hazardous to health- and the...
21 Oct, 2020, 11.57 AM IST
Ozone cannot lead to premature mortality; Report only putting India on spot: CPCBIn its report, US-based HEI had analysed the impact on the health of air pollution across the globe and found India had the most fatalities...
03 Mar, 2017, 11.15 AM IST
India tops list of countries in ozone pollution deathsIndia’s deepening pollution problem, which hit home with a vengeance after Diwali last year as Delhi and NCR woke up enveloped in smog that...
15 Feb, 2017, 03.09 PM IST
Ozone pollution killed 2.54L worldwide in 2015, most deaths in IndiaAccording to the State of Global Air 2017 report, as many as 2.54 lakh deaths occurred in 2015 on account of exposure to ozone and its impa...
15 Feb, 2017, 12.21 PM IST
India reports max premature deaths due to air pollution, surpasses China: Report"Over the last 25 years, India experienced a nearly 150 per cent increase in ozone-attributable deaths, while China's number remained about...
14 Feb, 2017, 10.19 PM IST
- Air pollution on equator affects ozone more
New York, Nov 8 (IANS) Increase in air pollution in the regions near the equator has led to the formation of more total ozone worldwide, co...
08 Nov, 2016, 06.47 PM IST
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.
09 Sep, 2016, 11.13 AM IST
Pollution study extrapolated to defame India: Prakash JavadekarThe study in question was done by Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) which is an autonomous body under the Ministry of Earth S...
08 Jun, 2016, 08.43 PM IST
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.
04 Jun, 2015, 09.21 PM IST
Air pollution in India cuts wheat yields by half: StudyThe research paper found that air pollution caused wheat yields in densely populated states to be 50 per cent lower than 2010.
04 Nov, 2014, 09.21 PM IST