Road Ministry notifies emission test standards for vehiclesIn its recent notification dated January 5, 2024, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highway said all bi-fuel vehicles with flex fuel optio...
08 Jan, 2024, 06.10 PM IST
Bihar to get real-time AQM reports from all 534 blocks from next monthThe Bihar government is all set to get real-time air quality monitoring (AQM) reports from all 534 blocks in the state from next month. The...
12 Aug, 2023, 12.20 PM IST
Air pollution behind additional 1.5 million premature deaths annually: StudyFine pollution particles (PM2.5) may be responsible for 1.5 million additional premature deaths around the globe each year, according to a ...
10 Nov, 2022, 03.13 PM IST
Air pollution behind additional 1.5 million premature deaths annually: StudyThe latest study, published in the journal Science Advances, suggests that the annual global death toll from outdoor PM2.5 may be significa...
10 Nov, 2022, 03.06 PM IST
Worried about weight gain? Middle-aged women must blame long-term exposure to air pollutionA new study found that air pollution can increase the weight, body fat & BMI in women.
17 Oct, 2022, 04.00 PM IST
Air pollution can be dangerous for people with hypertension and kidney disease, says studyPollution exposure was linked to rising levels of Galectin 3, a marker of scarring in the heart.
06 Nov, 2021, 05.00 PM IST
Japan suspends 1.6 million doses of Moderna shot days after contamination reportsA Health Ministry official said Takeda first found out about the contaminated shots on Aug. 16 and reported the issue to the government on ...
26 Aug, 2021, 12.51 PM IST
Delhi Pollution: IIT Madras researchers-led international study finds chloride-rich particles responsible for visibility reductionMany studies in the past have identified PM2.5 (particulate matter or aerosol particles with diameter less than 2.5 micrometre) as a major ...
27 Jan, 2021, 02.01 PM IST
Government notifies dual fuel usage for agriculture, construction vehiclesEmission norms for smoke and vapour from these dual fuel vehicles will be the same as prevailing mass emission norms for the diesel mode.
04 Dec, 2018, 08.39 PM IST
Concerted efforts needed to bring down blanket of pollution in NCR: ExpertWith trucks and two-wheelers contributing to 79 per cent of vehicular traffic pollution in Delhi as compared to only 10 per cent by four-wh...
10 May, 2016, 01.11 AM IST
Delhi's air quality remains 'very poor' on 2nd day of odd-even ruleThe Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) said pollution levels were more than December 31 and "violated" the prescribed limits.
02 Jan, 2016, 11.25 PM IST
Take immediate steps to curb pollution: Centre to Delhi, Rajasthan, Haryana, UPEnvironment Minister Prakash Javadekar said the directions under the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act have been issued to Delh...
30 Dec, 2015, 08.07 PM IST
Chinese cities hit by heavily polluted smogSeveral Chinese cities, including capital Beijing, are gripped by smog due to heavy burning of straw in north China plains, prompting met o...
06 Oct, 2015, 06.25 PM IST
CNG is safe, as clean as Euro-VI compliant dieselCSE's analysis, however, reveals that the CSIR study findings are different from what Garg's briefing may have conveyed.
11 Aug, 2015, 12.37 PM IST
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.
08 Aug, 2015, 01.04 PM IST
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...
11 Dec, 2014, 10.49 PM IST
Pollution control body for ban on diesel vehicles in DelhiGovernment today informed the Lok Sabha that Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) has recommended that there is ...
18 Dec, 2012, 05.58 PM IST