Tag: #air pollution
Air pollution claimed 54,000 lives in Delhi last year: Greenpeace
New Delhi, Feb 18 (UNI) PM2.5 air pollution was behind an estimated 54,000 death in Delhi, Greenpeace said on Thursday. PM2.5 refers to fine particulate matter smaller than 2.5 micrometers in diameter.
Exposure to PM2.5 is considered the most important environmental risk factor for deaths globally, and was attributed to 4.2 million premature deaths in 2015.
Air Pollution and Covid-19
New Delhi, Dec 11 (UNI) Winters in Northern India are typically characterized by a deterioration in the air quality. Polluted air is known to cause inflammation in our respiratory system bringing down both immunity of the lungs and our general immunity as well.
Delhi air remains ‘poor’
New Delhi, Dec 11 (UNI) National Capital's air quality on Friday reeled under 'poor' category with average air quality index measuring at 272, the Central Pollution Control Board said. It was poor in the neighbouring cities like Ghaziabad, Noida , Faridabad and Gurugram as well, while being moderate at some places.
Delhiites wake up to ‘severe’ air quality post Diwali
New Delhi, Nov 15 (UNI) The air quality in the national capital deteriorated to the "severe" category a day after Diwali on Sunday, with the average Air Quality Index (AQI) at 460, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) said. The skies were covered with a layer of haze as Delhiites woke up this morning.
Government working on all fronts to bring down air pollution: Javadekar
New Delhi, Nov 6 (UNI) Expressing concern over the rising air pollution levels in national capital and the northern region, Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Friday said that government is working on abatement of air pollution from source level and covering all the sources that generate the same.
Delhi-NCR again records ‘very poor’ air; stubble fires rise drastically
New Delhi, Oct 31 (UNI) Air quality in the National Capital improved slightly in the past 24 hours, but still remained under the "very poor" category, as per the bulletin by the Central Pollution Control Board on Saturday.
Delhiites continue to breathe very poor air
New Delhi, Oct 24 (UNI) The air quality in Delhi-NCR remained "very poor" on Saturday morning according to real time air monitoring agency SAFAR. At the time of filing of report, the Air Quality Index in Delhi was 321 (very poor) for pollutant PM10 and 169 (very poor) for PM2.5.
Centre expresses commitment to end air pollution
New Delhi, Oct 13(UNI) Amid increasing concerns on rising levels of air pollution in the National Capital due to stubble burning, the Central Government on Tuesday expressed its commitment to end air pollution in the country, and said that it has taken various initiatives to curb pollution in the last six years.
