Delhi PAC report: Most air quality monitors meet CPCB norms; transport, pollution checks see progressMost air quality monitoring stations in Delhi meet Central Pollution Control Board guidelines. A Public Accounts Committee report noted exc...
24 Mar, 2026, 05.33 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
England cricketers resort to inhalers for tackling alarming pollution in IndiaDelhi breached the AQI (Air Quality Index) mark of 400 on Thursday to enter the 'Severe' category. The pollution has caused a major concern...
02 Nov, 2023, 08.15 PM IST
Pollution dominates India's climate worries, global study findsGlocalites, a leading research agency, and international advocacy organisation Global Citizen released the findings of one of the largest g...
28 Oct, 2021, 09.07 PM IST
Pollution dominates India's climate worries, global study finds28 Oct, 2021, 08.48 PM IST
Around 12.4 lakh deaths in India in 2017 attributable to air pollution: StudyOne in eight deaths in India last year was attributable to air pollution, which contributes to more disease burden than tobacco use, a stud...
06 Dec, 2018, 07.31 PM IST
Household emissions adding to air pollution in India: UNSushmi.
01 Nov, 2018, 06.03 AM IST
Air pollution in India reducing solar power yield by 17-25%: StudyHalf this reduction comes from dust and particles deposited on the surface of solar panels and which forms a physical barrier to light entr...
26 Apr, 2017, 02.59 PM IST
Water pollution in India is more deadly: Jairam RameshRamesh said the intensity of environmental pollution, was worse in areas like Dhanbad or Chembur in Mumbai than Delhi.
08 Nov, 2016, 08.50 PM IST
Shocking level of pollution in India and China, says Scott Kelly"Seeing places like China and India, and the pollution that exists there almost all the time is quite shocking," Kelly said in a brief medi...
22 Oct, 2016, 12.12 PM IST
Dumping old cars will help lower pollution: Renault IndiaSawhney said the government has already started talking about the scrappage policy which is going to be very important for the automobile i...
26 May, 2016, 08.55 PM IST
Pollution in India higher than China: GreenpeaceIndia is home to 13 out of 20 most polluted cities in the world with deteriorating air pollution levels in the past decade, it said.
22 Feb, 2016, 05.33 PM IST
- North India's cities the most polluted, south's cleanest
Almost all of the most polluted cities in India are located in the north with Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Rajasthan dominating the list, acco...
28 Dec, 2014, 01.59 AM IST
- Biomass burning a major source of pollution in India
Vehicles, air conditioners and industries may be the usual suspects contributing to the rise in pollution levels across the country, but th...
10 Nov, 2014, 01.24 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
- 'Internet' a bigger polluter than India
Data centres, that powers most of the internet are big energy guzzlers, says a study conducted by Greenpeace, non-governmental environmenta...
23 Apr, 2011, 09.40 AM IST
Rich countries keep polluting, blame IndiaFresh data released by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change says greenhouse gas emissions from the rich nations increased by 12.8%...
22 Oct, 2009, 12.34 AM IST