While several regions in India has experienced very poor air quality Index with high levels of ozone and nitrogen oxide officials at the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) had put in a request in Ministry Of Environment, Forest and Climate Change that
By Outlook Planet Desk 11/02/2021A unique experiment to gauge the hazardous levels of polluted air in Delhi and surrounding areas, where a woman wore a backpack with novel air sensing technology, has revealed disturbing data both outdoor and indoor, a report said on Tuesday.
By Outlook Planet Desk 21/01/2021The National Green Tribunal has directed the Delhi government to keep a continuous vigil against the burning of plastic and other waste for the protection of environment and public health.
By Outlook Planet Desk 17/12/2020The air quality was in the "very poor" category in Ghaziabad, Noida, Greater Noida and Faridabad while it was in the "poor" zone in Gurgaon, according to data issued by a government agency on Sunday.
By Outlook Planet Desk 17/12/2020Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Wednesday inaugurated a truck-mounted anti-smog gun to combat the worsening dust pollution in the national capital, where the air quality has been in the unhealthy category all through the winter.
By Outlook Planet Desk 17/12/2020Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Shri Prakash Javadekar today said that the Central Government has been taking all steps possible to combat air pollution in Delhi and North India and is working towards deploying all possible technologic
By Outlook Planet Desk 09/12/2020Delhi's air quality was recorded in the upper end of the “very poor” category on Sunday, and is likely to improve over the next two days due to a predicted increase in the wind speed.
By Outlook Planet Desk 08/12/2020The average air quality remained "severe" in Ghaziabad and Noida for the fourth day in a row, while it stayed "very poor" in Faridabad and Gurgaon, according to a government agency data on Monday.
By Outlook Planet Desk 08/12/2020In a fresh directive, the National Green Tribunal has directed that there would be a total ban on the sale and use of all kinds of firecrackers during COVID-19 pandemic in the NCR and all cities/towns in the country where the ambient air quality falls und
By Outlook Planet Desk 04/12/2020Pakistan's cultural capital Lahore has once again topped the list of world's most polluted cities. "Lahore ranks the most polluted city in the world," according to air pollution data released by the US Air Quality Index on Monday.
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