Moradabad suffers due to toxic air
News | November 12, 2020 11:17 ISTA layer of haze lingered in Moradabad's skies on the morning of November 12. A local said, "Feeling a little difficulty in breathing".
A layer of haze lingered in Moradabad's skies on the morning of November 12. A local said, "Feeling a little difficulty in breathing".
In the midst of rising air pollution in several states of India, a student of class 11 from Kanpur has developed a unique robot that soaks up pollutants from the air and acts as a purifier.
Doctors are seeing a surge in the number of patients suffering from respiratory problems as the air quality in Delhi, and the adjoining National Capital Region continues to deteriorate. Here’s how to protect yourself
Country is dipped in festive mood ahead of Diwali, however, ban on firecrackers has irked many. Haryana has given some relief, as the state allowed use of firecrackers between 8 pm till 10 pm on Diwali.
Delhiites continued to breathe poor air quality. As on November 04, the quality index stood in 'poor' category, according to Central Pollution Control Board. Layer of smog engulfed ITO area.
The Delhi government is all set to launch the 'Red Light On, Gaadi Off' campaign in all the 272 wards here from November 2 in a move to reduce pollution in the national capital.
Delhi's pollution levels remained in the 'poor' category on Thursday morning with the Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded at 254. The politics over stubble burning and subsequent air pollution in Delhi has heated up once again.
Speaking to ANI, the Senior Director and HOD of chest and respiratory diseases in BLK Super Speciality Hospital, Dr Sandeep Nayar spoke on COVID-19 update and its impact in coming winter season.
In a bid to tackle air pollution in Delhi-NCR, a complete ban on use of diesel generators has been imposed including in Noida, Ghaziabad, Greater Noida, Faridabad, Gurugram. However, the ban will not be imposed on essential and emergency services.
As winters are approaching, metro cities and other cities, towns, villages around them have started witnessing a rise in air pollution. Air pollution may cause severe health issues when exposed repeatedly. We answer some of the FAQs surrounding the topic.
In a bid to tackle air pollution in Delhi-NCR, a complete ban on use of diesel generators has been imposed including in Noida, Ghaziabad, Greater Noida, Faridabad, Gurugram. However, the ban will not be imposed on essential and emergency services. Though the intent to ban diesel power generators is to curb pollution, the move has also led a lot of people to suffer who are residing in societies of Indirapuram and Ghaziabad.
Only nine among 102 approved city-specific clean air plans have a budget outline for the execution of proposed air pollution mitigation activities, while the rest of them, including Delhi, lack it, a new study has found.
The pollution level in India’s five most-polluted cities, which are also in the top 10 globally, came down by over 50 per cent during the first 10 days of the lockdown imposed to combat COVID-19 outbreak, a new Greenpeace India analysis has found.
The pollution levels in Delhi have recorded a drastic reduction over the last two days, since a nationwide lockdown was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as part of the government's effort to check the spread of coronavirus in the country
Local sources of pollution such as traffic, construction, and domestic heating contribute significantly to the Delhi National Capital Region's high concentrations of harmful air pollutants, a new comprehensive study suggests.
Researchers have found that air pollution is associated with detrimental impacts on human and animal health, including increased risk of heart disease and stroke.
An AQI between 0-50 is considered "good", 51-100 "satisfactory", 101-200 "moderate", 201-300 "poor", 301-400 "very poor" and 401-500 "severe". An AQI above 500 falls in the "severe plus" category.
"You keep blaming Punjab for the pollution. This morning I couldn't come from Chandigarh by chopper because of the pollution in Delhi and Punjab had bright sunshine. So we are not giving any smoke from Punjab," Singh said at the 17th Hindustan Times Leadership Summit.
The SAFAR model forecast suggests calm surface winds and a decrease in ventilation coefficient for the coming days and the condition was conducive for the pollutant accumulation.
The Delhi government had created 89 artificial ponds for idol immersion across the city to check pollution of the Yamuna.
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