Covid Predominantly Spreads Through Air: Lancet Study
The six experts from the UK, USA and Canada pointed out that public health measures that fail to treat the
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Air Pollution
Coal burning responsible for heavy air pollution in India
Implementing emission norms, running clean coal power need of the hour: IEACCC study Coal-based thermal power stations with no pollution control
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Climate crisis: CO2 hits new record despite Covid-19 lockdowns
Drop in emissions this year is a ‘tiny blip’ in buildup of greenhouse gases Climate-heating gases have reached record levels
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Air pollution caused 116,000 infant deaths in India last year
Household air pollution accounted for 64% of all neo-natal deaths attributable to air pollution. After a decline in pollution due
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Expert speak: Keep air clean to fight Covid-19 | Arun Sharma
As India slowly reopens its economy, care must be taken so that increasing particulate matter pollution does not contribute to
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Coronavirus lockdown leads to improved air quality
Air quality is picking up in countries that remain under coronavirus quarantine, experts say. But it is far too early
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One more way the world wasn’t prepared for coronavirus: Air pollution
The coronavirus pandemic is changing everything — including the quality of the air we breathe. In three coronavirus hotspots, satellite
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Oxygen bar opens for Delhiites choking with Air Pollution
The country’s pollution levels remained hazardous this week, prompting a second closure of schools in the capital and a sometimes
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Delhi Air Quality Has Hit Emergency Levels
The morning after Diwali, Delhiites witnessed a thick, pungent haze that had covered the city. Air quality has entered the
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India ‘houses’ 13 of world’s top 40 coal-fired anthropogenic SO2 emission hotspots
Close on the heels of top international environmental NGO Greenpeace reportedly identified six coal-fired power plants and industrial clusters as India’s “worst
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