Saturday, April 20, 2024

Topic: Air pollution

Breathless in capital: The political economy of air pollution in Delhi

Shirin Akhter & C Saratchand Delhi is listed as one of the most polluted cities in the world, the pollution has resulted in shortening the...

“Delhi can’t be made to go through this year after year,” SC on air pollution

“Delhi can’t be made to go through this year after year,” the Supreme Court said as Delhi continued to battle air pollution and the AQI level kept deteriorating in the national capital.

Brahmapuram dump yard disaster: Govt criticized for inaction to sever air pollution, health hazards

More than a week since the massive fire at the Brahmapuram dump site in Kerala’s Kochi started, but the problems of the residents of Kochi are far from over.

Air Pollution: Chief secretaries of Delhi, UP, Punjab, Haryana summoned

Alarmed over the rise in pollution in Delhi-NCR, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has asked the chief secretaries of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi to appear before it on November 10 to discuss the matter.

99 percent of world’s population now breathing polluted air, warns WHO

An astonishing 99 percent of the world’s population breathes polluted air that exceeds internationally approved limits, with negative health impacts kicking in at much lower levels than previously thought, UN medical scientists said on Monday.

Delhi’s air quality remains ‘very poor’

The air quality in the national capital is likely to remain in the "very poor" category on Saturday.