Air Pollution

Web story The 2023 wildfires in Canada and Chile caused unprecedented damage, releasing harmful pollutants, drastically increasing PM 2.5 levels,

यूके में, लगभग साढ़े चार लाख लोगों के आंकड़ों के विश्लेषण से पता चला कि अधिक प्रदूषित क्षेत्रों में रहने वालों में फ्रैक्चर का जोखिम 15 प्रतिशत अधिक था।

The goal of the Indian government's 2019 National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) was to reduce atmospheric PM concentrations by 20–30% by 2024 compared to 2017 levels. Later, this was changed to 40%, by 2026.

India's T20 World Cup win prompted a massive cleanup as BMC collected 11,500 kg of waste from Marine Drive. The BMC deployed 100 workers, emphasizing sustainable waste disposal by sending the trash to recycling plants

India's petrochemical industry, projected to reach USD 300 billion by 2025, faces scrutiny due to health and environmental concerns. As production expands, pollution from petrochemical complexes threatens nearby communities with severe health risks

Increasing pollution levels have led to a dire situation in several Indian cities, including Muzaffarnagar, Burnihat, and Greater Noida, where pollution levels have spiked dramatically.

Varanasi despite being situated in highly polluted Indo-Gangetic plain region of India, has successfully met national standards for PM2.5

A Hong Kong-based startup that uses solar-powered, self-driving robot boats to collect plastic waste from water bodies has secured backing

Bhupender Yadav claimed that there is no specific study on the impact of air pollution on cognitive and motor impairment of children.

A recent study has found a strong link between air pollution and heart diseases. The study used data from 183 countries that