“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 08/10/2021
A team of experts from IIT-Kanpur, IIT-Delhi, The Energy & Resources Institute (TERI), and IISER Mohali will execute the study. The DPCC is the nodal agency for finalising and implementing its terms of reference.
By Outlook Planet Desk 07/10/2021
Environment experts on Thursday welcomed the Centre's move of setting up a new commission to curb pollution in Delhi-NCR but said it could reproduce old deadlocks without clear benchmarks of progress.
By Outlook Planet Desk 09/11/2020
Adhering to environmental guidelines of the pollution board to check river water contamination, around 500 Durga idols were immersed in the Hooghly in the city on Tuesday, a senior official of Kolkata Municipal Corporation said.
By Outlook Planet Desk 08/11/2020
India has started a probe into the alleged dumping of low-density polyethylene from six countries, including Singapore and the US, following a complaint by an industry association.
By Outlook Planet Desk 06/11/2020
The National Green Tribunal has rapped the Centre over inadequate measures to prevent wastage and misuse of groundwater saying there has to be specific time bound action plans and monitoring.
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
Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Monday asked common people, private and government agencies that have undertaken construction works to take adequate measures to prevent dust pollution, “else strict action will be taken against them”.
By Outlook Planet Desk 29/10/2020
From October 15, a graded response action plan (GRAP) will be applicable in the whole district under which stricter measures to curb air pollution during winter will be initiated, said DM Ajay Shankar Pandey.
By Outlook Planet Desk 29/10/2020