A hospital in Connaught Place even witnesses cases of child deaths as it lacks …
Is India prepared for the long term impact of poor air quality?
Researchers observed an 8% increase in breast cancer incidence for people living in areas …
Estimates suggest emissions due to fires may turn atmospheric carbon sink Siberian taiga …
Exposure to higher levels of NO2 and PM10 can bring down the dose of proteins that resist …
Climate change continues to increase heatwaves’ intensity; extreme heat ‘…
Delhi is the most polluted city in India and the world, report highlights
Nearly 40% of India’s population concentrated in Indo-Gangetic Plain to be affected …
Patna’s air quality index has become ‘very poor’ in recent years
The new state budget of Delhi promises upscaling of public transport and bus fleet …
Many developing countries, unlike India, do not have proper air monitoring systems; if they …
Down To Earth recaps the primary environment, health and developmental news from 2022
Research shows that Bengal receives less transboundary pollution compared to other Indian states
West Bengal government’s GRAP is neither graded nor forecasting-based like Delhi’…
Lack of political will and intent and not making an explicit linkage with health means that …
Delhi has 14 million registered vehicles and an annual addition of 0.5 million vehicles a year
More than 90% of the world population is lives in areas with higher than recommended levels …
NASA shows 222 incidents of stubble burning in September; Amritsar, Tarn Taran hotspots
PM 10 levels considered for disbursing funds; Barely any difference in PM 2.5 levels …
Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan and the Democratic Republic of Congo are the others mentioned …
Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad also show worrying trends
New study recorded an unusual increase in particulate matter during the second wave lockdown