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A clear and striking pattern has emerged: industrialization, at first, increases pollution before nations become rich enough ...
Despite years of policy interventions, technological innovations and judicial directives, Delhi’s air pollution crisis ...
The drop in air quality due to a dust storm has sparked political sparring in Delhi, with the opposition AAP claiming the situation was "never this bad" during its rule and the BJP terming the charge ...
As Delhi battles worsening air quality yet again, medical experts are warning of serious health risks due to the combined ...
The impact? Pollution levels reach a level where it ends up posing health risks equivalent to smoking three cigarettes a day, according to official data. Delhi’s air pollution is cyclical in ...
CAG report on Delhi pollution: Delhi's worsening air pollution has been aggravated ... to vehicles were later found to be emitting visible smoke, and there was no inspection to verify the proper ...
In 2019, 1.67 million deaths in India were attributable to air pollution, which is linked to numerous diseases including lung cancer, pneumonia and heart disease. In New Delhi, the crisis ... city’s ...
For almost 6 months every year, residents of New Delhi suffocate under a blanket of pollution ... being born in Delhi is equivalent to smoking 30 cigarettes a day. One child in three suffers ...
sending huge clouds of smoke downwind towards Delhi. Fireworks during Diwali (held on October 31 this year) also cause a small but noticeable increase in air pollution. All this is exacerbated ...
Every year when winter arrives, India's capital region is choked by smog and smoke. Experts say there ... states of Punjab and Haryana add to Delhi's air pollution. The practice of burning hay ...
After eight days of severe air pollution, Delhi on Thursday saw slightly improved ... “While traditional risk factors for lung cancer include smoking cigarettes, pipes, or cigars, exposure ...
Delhi Air Pollution: Capital gasps for breath as smog blankets city, AQI in ‘severe’ category Delhi continues to grapple with alarming levels of air pollution, as the average Air Quality Index ...