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Pollution Report

Microplastics have managed to make their way into the remote French Pyrenees mountains

New research finds tiny particles in the atmosphere had been carried nearly 100 km. Should we be worried?

Sharon George, The Conversation
&
Carolyn Roberts, The Conversation
· Apr 17, 2019 · 11:30 pm
Air quality in Delhi during Diwali cleanest since 2014, says Safar study

The level of emissions from fireworks dropped by around 40%, but the level of particulate matter in the air shot up a day after the festival, the report said.

Scroll Staff
· Oct 30, 2017 · 10:17 am
Maharashtra’s polluting factories are making its rivers the filthiest in India

Understaffed and lacking teeth, the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board has been ineffective.

Raina Paul, Indiaspend.com
&
Prabhpreet Singh Sood, IndiaSpend.com
· May 15, 2017 · 09:30 pm

Delhi’s transport sector is three times more polluting than Mumbai’s

A report points out how Delhi’s transport sector contributes 32% of the city’s GHG emissions that are responsible for global warming.

Chaitanya Mallapur, IndiaSpend.com
· Dec 19, 2015 · 03:30 pm