The Global Carbon Project uses government and industry reports to come up with final emission figures for 2017 and projections for 2018 based on the four biggest polluters: China, the United States, India and the European Union.
A variety of environmental factors including excessive noise or light and extreme temperatures will disrupt the sleep of most individuals.
Five areas in Delhi -- Anand Vihar, Wazirpur, Bawana, Jahangirpuri and Mundka -- recorded severe air quality, according to the data.
Policies to curb air pollution can increase life expectancy if they meet the World Health Organization's (WHO) guidelines.
A rise in pollution level was again recorded on Friday as the rain subsided, authorities said.
Outdoor pollution causes health problems and the pollution inside the house is no less. To resist this, instead of burning crackers this Diwali, buy an air purifier for your house, to keep your house safe from air pollution.
The national capital, which has been battling dangerous levels of pollution, recorded the "worst" air quality of this season on Sunday, adding to the woes of Delhiites.
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An AQI between 0 and 50 is considered "good", 51 and 100 "satisfactory", 101 and 200 "moderate", 201 and 300 "poor", 301 and 400 "very poor", and 401 and 500 "severe".
A bench of justices S Ravindra Bhat and A K Chawla issued the direction on a fresh PIL by an auto driver seeking directions to the authorities to prevent large-scale burning of effigies in the national capital.
According to the Unicef, 17 million children across the world who are less than a year old live in regions with high air pollution levels.
Ignoring the contributions from other consumer products such as clothing and furniture means that we're only addressing a part of the cause of pollution.
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IRDAI in a notification has directed all general insurance companies not to insure a vehicle unless it has a valid pollution under control certificate.
According to the data by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the PM10 level (presence of particles with diameter less than 10 mm) was recorded at 522 in Delhi-NCR and 529 in Delhi on Saturday.
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A total of 7,219 buses were challaned for not having valid pollution under check (PUC) certificates, from 2012-13 till February 2018, Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot said.
A bench comprising Justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan asked the government to file its affidavit within four weeks in the matter and said it would look into these issues.
'Airpocalypse-II', a Greenpeace India report, said children are worst affected in states such as Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar, Maharashtra and Delhi respectively.
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