New Delhi, Nov 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) An analysis shows the delicate balance of wind speed, year-round air pollution, and seasonal stubble all have a role to play in creating this annual cocktail of noxious gases in…
Patna, Nov 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) With the temperature dipping in Bihar, people in the major cities are dealing with the challenges of rising air pollution. The Air Quality Index (AQI) of cities like Patna went into…
New Delhi, Nov 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) Shutting down schools, implementing the odd-even vehicle rule, using water sprinklers and artificial rain to boost air quality levels has become a norm every year, when the winter season sets…
New Delhi, Nov 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) As the winter season descends upon the national capital with northern India and much of the subcontinent, Delhi finds itself grappling with an annual environmental challenge – air pollution. With…
New Delhi, Nov 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) Any solution to air pollution needs an airshed-level approach, as pollution is not restricted to geopolitical boundaries. Only about 40 per cent of Delhi’s pollution is estimated to actually originate…
Mumbai, Nov 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) As the Maharashtra government and the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation fret and fume to control the atmospheric pollution levels in Mumbai and other cities, top medical experts warn that bad air can…
Ahmedabad, Nov 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) India’s battle with air pollution, responsible for over 1.6 million deaths annually, is a critical public health and environmental challenge. According to recent data, more than 99 per cent of the…
Kolkata, Nov 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) With the falling mercury signaling the arrival of an early winter, Kolkata is heading for its worst polluted period that will continue till the arrival of spring. Noted green technologist and…
Bengaluru, Nov 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) Any economy will go to ruins if you don’t take care of the environment. “You spent crores on building a Sri Ram temple. Can temples convert carbon dioxide into oxygen? The…
Mumbai, Nov 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) As the country’s financial capital gasps for breath and grapples with very poor air quality, and four out of five Mumbai families having at least one person suffering for sore throat,…
Noida/Ghaziabad, Nov 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Delhi-NCR region is transforming into a gas chamber due to pollution. To manage the situation, Delhi, Noida, Greater Noida, and Ghaziabad have implemented the Graded Response Action Plan-3 (GRAP-3). A…
New Delhi, Nov 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) The famous ‘Dilli Ki Sardi’ (Delhi’s winter) phenomenon which, till about some years back, wooed both international and domestic tourists to come to the city in the October-February period, attend…
Chandigarh, Nov 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) Smoke from the burning of agricultural crop residue by farmers in Punjab and Haryana contributes to Delhi’s poor air, increasing the risk of acute respiratory infection for those living in districts…
New Delhi, Nov 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) Delhi has been grappling with a sudden and alarming spike in air pollution levels, shortening the lives of its residents by 11.9 years. According to this year’s air quality life…
Bengaluru, Nov 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) Bengaluru, once known as the ‘Garden City of India’, is presently going through the worst ecological crisis. Following the tag of the fastest growing city in Asia for quite some time…
New Delhi, Nov 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) Coal continues to be king in feeding India’s power plants and the country is leaving no stone unturned in stepping up production of the fossil fuel to meet the surging…
New Delhi, Nov 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) As the festive season approaches, the alarming rise in air pollution levels demands our immediate attention. The festivities may bring joy and togetherness, but they also tend to exacerbate the…
New Delhi, Nov 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) From causing low birth weight to affecting and damaging nearly all organs, including eyes, lungs, skin and heart, and even denting mental health, toxic air has become a “slow poison”,…
New Delhi, Nov 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) India is currently facing an alarming increase in air pollution levels, posing a severe threat to public health and the environment. As the country grapples with this escalating crisis, experts…
New Delhi, Nov 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) Reeling under frequent bouts of air pollution that may shorten an average Indian’s life expectancy by 5.3 years, there are New Age technologies that can be deployed in India to…