How India can improve its air quality monitoring mechanisms

A robust tracking network can accentuate the pollution scenarios and monitor the improvement from on-the-ground corrective measures.

Moorthy M Nair

· Jan 31, 2023 · 09:30 pm

Delhi air quality commission lifts curbs under Stage III of graded action plan

The removal of the restrictions means that non-essential construction and demolition work, mining activities and brick kilns can resume.

Scroll Staff

· Jan 15, 2023 · 08:26 pm

Anti-smog guns, sprinklers, dust suppressants: How effective are these quick-fixes to air pollution?

With high water usage, questionable water quality and health risks, these methods have, at best, limited effects.

Abinaya Sekar

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Bhargav Krishna

· Jan 10, 2023 · 09:00 am

In Srinagar, air pollution is endangering lives

Studies have found that on some days, the air quality in the Valley surrounded by high mountains and green meadows can be worse than in a metro.

Farzana Nisar

· Jan 04, 2023 · 07:30 pm

Delhi air quality falls to ‘very poor’ category as heavy fog engulfs city

The national capital recorded an air quality index of 359 on Tuesday.

Scroll Staff

· Dec 20, 2022 · 12:24 pm

Is your air purifier harming you?

Not all air-cleaning devices are created equal. Some release pollutants such as ozone and nitrogen oxides.

Nicola Carslaw, The Conversation

· Dec 19, 2022 · 07:30 pm

Nine of 10 cities with worst air pollution are in South Asia, says World Bank report

The organisation said that air pollution leads to an estimated 2 million premature deaths in the region every year.

Scroll Staff

· Dec 19, 2022 · 02:30 pm

October-November period least polluted in Delhi in eight years, says report

The Centre for Science and Environment report noted that the national capital recorded five good air days in October, the highest in the last five years.

Scroll Staff

· Dec 13, 2022 · 06:55 pm

Delhi pollution: Farmers burning stubble due to failure of state governments, says NHRC

The National Human Rights Commission asserted that none of the states could blame farmers for burning crop residue.

Scroll Staff

· Nov 13, 2022 · 08:46 am

‘Something courts can’t do’: SC refuses to urgently list plea on stubble burning ban

Air quality deteriorates sharply in the winter months in Delhi, which is often ranked the world’s most polluted capital.

Scroll Staff

· Nov 10, 2022 · 03:24 pm

What is airshed management? And can it be used to curb air pollution in India?

The Indian government is moving to a new way of dealing with air pollution which recognises that the problem does not respect political borders.

Deepa Padmanaban

· Nov 06, 2022 · 09:30 pm

As Delhi air quality improves, Centre lifts curbs under final stage of action plan

The Union government’s panel lifted the ban on the plying of non-BS VI diesel-run light motor vehicles and the entry of trucks into Delhi.

Scroll Staff

· Nov 06, 2022 · 08:44 pm