BS-VI: India switches to world’s cleanest petrol
India has joined a select league of nations having the world’s cleanest petrol and diesel as oil companies rolled out Euro-VI emission compliant fuels without...
Air Pollution
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Why Climate Crisis Strike during COVID-19 Lockdown?
Greta Thunberg, renowned climate activist once proclaimed ”Our house is still on fire. Your inaction is fuelling the flames by the hour” Why talk about...
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Air pollution likely to increase coronavirus death rate, warn experts
Urban areas are likely putting citizens at greater risk from the Covid-19 virus, respiratory doctors have warned. Poor air quality has been shown to cause...
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How Air Pollution Aggravates the Impact of Coronavirus
A collective of doctors working on health impacts of air pollution has warned that people living regions with high levels of air pollution and with...
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Water conservation in Maharashtra
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Water Development Report states that India is the largest extractor of groundwater in the world....
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Mumbai’s air pollution is worsening with time
Air pollution has worsened in Mumbai, with the city reporting ‘poor’ air quality for several months now. A study released by the Centre for Science and...
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Delhi govt. holds conference with experts to tackle air pollution
A round table conference with experts, NGOs, and officials on reducing air pollution was organized by the Delhi government and chaired by environment minister Gopal...
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21 of the world’s 30 cities with the worst air pollution are in India
Indian cities top the world’s worst polluted list once again, according to a new report while several Chinese cities, including Beijing, have dramatically improved their...
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The rising air pollution in Kolkata
Pollution levels across India are some of the highest anywhere in the world. Kolkata is definitely one of them. A once beautiful city has hit...
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8,500 trees to be sacrificed to decongest traffic in Bengaluru
The government’s continued encouragement in destroying our environment is alarming. This time it is an estimated 8561 trees all around Bengaluru to widen the roads...
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Mumbai All Set To Get Country’s Largest Air Quality Monitoring Network
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) recently approved the development of an air quality monitoring network of 90 stations in the city, which will make it...
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Why reconnecting with nature is important
I would like to start off by narrating an incident from my life. These were my initial days in Mumbai. One evening, I returned to...
