“Future research should focus more on the characterization of the aerosol elemental composition for the identification of specific combustion and natural (e.g., dust, local vs. transported) sources,” says Dr. Umesh Chandra Dumka.
By Outlook Planet Desk 08/10/2021A two-month-long awareness campaign aims to spread the message of mitigating plastic pollution to a wider audience.
By Outlook Planet Desk 09/06/2021The Centre on Wednesday said it will send an expert committee to Odisha to provide technical assistance for effective management of forest fire incidents in the state.
By Outlook Planet Desk 11/03/2021While 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 11/02/2021At the 37th General Body meeting of Central Zoo Authority chaired by Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Prakash Javadekar two new zoos the Rajgir Zoo Safari in Nalanda, Bihar, and Shaheed Ashfaque Ullah Khan Prani Udyaan
By Outlook Planet Desk 09/12/2020Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Monday said around 70 per cent people in Delhi did not burn firecrackers on Diwali after the AAP government imposed a ban on the same, and the results will be better next year.
By Outlook Planet Desk 19/11/2020The members of Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) in National Capital Region and adjoining Areas met and reviewed the air quality scenario in the region, actions taken by various agencies so far
By Outlook Planet Desk 10/11/2020Strict action on the ground was more important than creating new teams and committees, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai said on Thursday after the Centre introduced a new law through an ordinance that put in place a powerful oversight body to curb air
By Outlook Planet Desk 10/11/2020Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will on Tuesday inaugurate a waste-to-energy plant at the Ghazipur fish and poultry market, Environment Minister Gopal Rai said.
By Outlook Planet Desk 10/11/2020Air 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