Pollution levels reduced marginally in Delhi on Tuesday, even as the share of stubble-burning in the city's PM2.5 concentration rose to 23 per cent, the maximum so far this season.
By Outlook Planet Desk 08/11/2020
Studies in Europe and the US have established that long-term exposure to air pollution can contribute to mortality in COVID-19 cases, ICMR Director General Balram Bhargava said on Tuesday.
By Outlook Planet Desk 08/11/2020
A total of 121 polluting factories have been razed in Ghaziabad's Loni town since October 15, with a dozen units being demolished on Tuesday, District Magistrate Ajay Shankar Pandey said.
By Outlook Planet Desk 06/11/2020
The causal link between air pollution and COVID-19 cases is yet to be established conclusively but long-term exposure will certainly make people more vulnerable to lung infections, warn scientists as the skies over large parts of north India, including De
By Outlook Planet Desk 06/11/2020
Air quality reached "severe" levels in parts of Gautam Buddh Nagar in the National Capital Region (NCR) on Monday, while it largely remained "very poor" in Ghaziabad, Gurgaon and Faridabad, according to a government agency.
By Outlook Planet Desk 06/11/2020
The government will soon bring in a new law to curb air pollution in Delhi-NCR, a top official from the Ministry of Environment said on Monday.
By Outlook Planet Desk 04/11/2020
The National Green Tribunal has junked a plea by a Haryana-based industrial unit seeking review of an order directing the state pollution control board to shut it down for causing air pollution, and said the right of inhabitants to a clean environment can
By Outlook Planet Desk 04/11/2020
Nine of the 36 pollution monitoring station in Delhi showed 'severe' air quality index on Friday, according to the Central Pollution Control Board's data. According to the pollution monitoring agency, AQI in North Delhi's Alipur area was 447.
By Outlook Planet Desk 04/11/2020
People are enthusiastically supporting the Delhi government's 'Red Light On, Gaadi Off' campaign which will be spread across the entire city in the coming week, Environment Minister Gopal Rai said on Friday.
By Outlook Planet Desk 03/11/2020
Breathing issues are at an all times high leading to frequent emergency hospital trips. To make living easier in this scenario of pollution and pandemic, home care Oxygen is becoming an essential part of this new normal life.
By Outlook Planet Desk 30/10/2020