Air Pollution
- Technology
IIT Madras team develops IoT-based method for mobile pollution monitoring
Chennai: Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras have developed a low-cost Internet of Things (IoT)-based mobile air pollution monitoring framework that can be mounted on buses, cars, and two-wheelers…
- Telangana
Telangana govt hikes vehicle pollution check rates
Hyderabad: The Telangana government on Tuesday notified the increase in pollution testing fees for vehicles in the state. The move comes after the Traffic Commissioner, Hyderabad proposed to increase the fee for…
- Delhi
New York tops New Delhi in air pollution level
New York: The US financial capital’s air hit the world’s worst air pollution level for cities on Tuesday night topping New Delhi, prompting New York Mayor Erid Adams to issue an alert…
- Technology
IITR develops device to reduce air pollution
Lucknow: The CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (IITR) is working on a hi-tech device to help reduce the concentration of ambient air pollution, more effectively than anti-smog guns and smog towers that…
- India
Gadkari bats for public transport, says road traffic generates 40% air pollution
Mumbai: Making a strong case for improving and promoting the use of public transport, Union Minister for Highways Nitin Gadkari said that road transport alone is responsible for 40 percent of the…
- Delhi
39 Indian cities among world’s 50 most polluted: Report
New Delhi: The Swiss firm IQAir in its ‘World Air Quality Report’ released on Tuesday ranked India the world’s eighth most polluted country in 2022, dropping from fifth place the previous year.…
- Delhi
Air pollution level in Delhi-NCR this winter was lowest for season since 2018: CSE
New Delhi: This winter saw the cleanest air in the Delhi-NCR region since large-scale monitoring started in 2018, according to the latest analysis of air pollution levels by the Centre for Science…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad’s air quality to be improved by reducing particular matter
Hyderabad: Implementation of an action plan for reducing air pollutants, e-waste and construction and demolition (C&D) waste processing to improve the air quality in the city was reviewed by the Telangana State…
- Delhi
NHRC asks Delhi govt to fix timeline to rectify cause of poor air quality at hotspots
New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has asked the Delhi government to fix a timeline to rectify the cause of poor air quality at hotspots and inquired about the status…
- Photos
5 drinks that might protect your body amid severe air pollution
Even if the Air Quality of Delhi-NCR has improved from severe to very poor, the problem is still not over and taking care of your health from this toxic air has to…
- Delhi
Curbs imposed in Delhi-NCR under final stage of air pollution action plan lifted
New Delhi: The Centre’s air quality panel Sunday directed authorities to lift the ban on plying of non-BS VI diesel-run light motor vehicles in Delhi-NCR and entry of trucks into the capital…
- Delhi
Delhi BJP spokesman puts up poster comparing Kejriwal to Hitler
New Delhi: In the wake of Delhi’s worsening air quality condition, Delhi BJP spokesman Tajindar Bagga on Saturday put up a poster comparing Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler.…
- India
Stubble burning not ‘political issue: Tomar
New Delhi: Amid rising air pollution in the national capital, Union agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Friday expressed concerns over politics being played on the stubble burning issue and urged Delhi…
- Delhi
Kejriwal failed to check air pollution in Delhi, busy in Himachal: BJP
New Delhi: The BJP mounted a scathing attack on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday, accusing him of failing to check hazardous air pollution levels in Delhi and spending time in…
- Delhi
SC agrees to hear on Nov 10 plea raising air pollution issue in Delhi
Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to examine on November 10 a plea seeking urgent steps in connection with air pollution in Delhi. A lawyer mentioned the matter before a bench…
