Desert dust storms carry human-made toxic pollutants and the health risk extends indoors

Deserts now increasingly border built structures around the world, including urban dwellings

Stubble burning, dust from West put an end to north India’s clean air

The region had experienced clean skies during the COVID-19 lockdown, but now, particulate matters have again increased

So that we can breathe easy

Study underlines air pollution link to increased risks of pre-term birth, birth weight and pregnancy complications

Singleton pregnancies in 2000-2015 in Kansas, US examined

Sand and dust storms impact over 500 million in India: Study

The storms pose health hazards and reduce crop yield across Asia-Pacific

SNIPPETS

Methane emissions from Indian landfills: Knowing why estimates vary by models key to effective management

Concerted efforts needed to standardise data collection, invest in modern waste management infrastructure, develop region-specific models

Minister claims no data for pollution-related deaths in India, studies say otherwise

Dr Harsh Vardhan said in Parliament on Friday that there is no conclusive data available in the country to establish direct correlation …

Air pollution second leading risk factor for death across Africa

14% of all deaths in children under five across Africa in 2019 linked to air pollution, finds HEI report

Rising air pollution in West Bengal no longer a Kolkata syndrome

Lack of adequate monitoring of polluting industries beyond Kolkata among causes behind the trend, claim activists

Implementation of this efficient pollution monitoring system caught in delays

Continuous Emission Monitoring System is a set of equipment that monitors and sends emission data to pollution control agencies every 15 minutes

Brick kilns shifting to cleaner technology, but progress is slow

An order by the Central Pollution Control Board in June asked brick kilns across India to shift to a cleaner and more efficient “induced …

Why three toddlers were forced to seek SC ban on firecrackers

Citing fundamental right to life, parents make their children as litigants in a first-of-its-kind PIL against the use of firecrackers during festivals

China takes more actions to control air pollution, India lags behind

From strengthening of existing monitoring systems to making hard policy decisions, China has handled the problem with an iron hand

Simply Put: South Asian unity

True to its metal

Metal foams are useful in building lighter and safer vehicles

Emission standards

South Korea

Beat the heat

The Delhi High Court calls for alternatives to generators to curb pollution

Polluted frontier

Flight into the storms

Relocating a problem

Missing every mountain

Sticky fibres

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