- Limited period offer/ Get The Indian Express digital premium now with ad-lite
- ED summons Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut, he calls it ‘conspiracy’
- Anti-incumbency to low turnout of supporters: BJP analyses bypoll loss
- Hologram removed, grand canopy at India Gate readies for Bose statue
- Maharashtra crisis: Uddhav takes away portfolios of rebel ministers
- AIADMK names EPS in-charge, calls OPS an ‘epitome of betrayal’
- 'Why not even a protest?' Pinarayi Vijayan questions Cong 'silence' on Gujarat arrests
- Keep momentum intact, prevent Muslims from being misled in 2024 LS polls: Mayawati
- Make laws to curb religious conversion, hate speech against Hindus: VHP to states
air quality
AIR QUALITY NEWS
Digging Deep: Neighbourhood air quality has spill over effects beyond what was previously thought
April 30, 2022 2:58 pm
Previous studies attest to the fact that air quality, along with other health indicators, further feed into – and even explain – socioeconomic inequalities that already exist.
World Air Quality Report: 35 Indian cities in top 50 of world's most polluted list; here's how you can fight air pollution
March 23, 2022 1:18 pm
The report also revealed that not a single country managed to meet the World Health Organization’s air quality standard in 2021, and smog even rebounded in some regions after a Covid-related dip in numbers
Over 20k metric tonnes of biomass used in seven NCR thermal plants
March 14, 2022 6:21 am
Using paddy straw in power plants is one way of minimising burning of stubble.
Forced to shut by pollution body, Haryana’s rice mills say decision defies logic, will lead to losses
December 12, 2021 8:37 am
For continuous process industries like rice mills that run on energy generated by burning paddy husk, the restricted timings are tantamount to closure, according to Vijay Setia, former president of the All India Rice Exporters Association.
Very poor air quality likely in Mumbai day after Diwali: SAFAR forecast
November 03, 2021 8:13 am
The day after Diwali, the PM2.5 concentration is expected to be 102 ug/m3 without firecracker emissions and on November 6, it will come down to 87 ug/m3.
After Delhi, IITM to launch ‘Air Quality Early Warning System’ in Pune soon
October 21, 2021 11:22 am
A dedicated website has also been created to deliver quantitative information about the contribution of emissions from Delhi and surrounding districts to the air quality.
Delhi: System to monitor air quality gets a boost
October 20, 2021 7:04 am
The system was launched by Jitendra Singh, Minister of State for Science and Technology.
New WHO standards for air quality: Delhi needs to accelerate action, say experts
September 23, 2021 11:14 am
Experts say that the revised guidelines emphasize the need to accelerate action to deal with pollutants considering that Delhi’s air pollution levels are far from the National Air Quality Standards.
India's air quality forecasting model gets global nod
September 22, 2021 8:52 pm
Potential to be replicated in 128 cities with over million population.
No ‘good’ air day in Delhi so far this year
September 01, 2021 8:22 am
In contrast, 2020 saw five days when the AQI fell within the ‘good’ range — four of these days were in August of last year. March 28, 2020, when the nationwide lockdown was in place, also recorded a ‘good’ AQI.
Best of Express
CitiesGujarat 2002 cases | Moving key riot trials out to indicting state: What Supreme Court once said and did
TechnologyClampdown & unclear policy, crypto exchange founders leaving India
EntertainmentBest and worst Hindi films of 2022 so far: RRR, Gangubai Kathiawadi, KGF 2, Gehraiyaan on the list
EntertainmentJugjugg Jeeyo: Neetu Kapoor captures the raw anguish of a loveless marriage in one scene, everything else is just noise
Trending'Barbaric behaviour': Clip shows 2 elephants charging at car parked to obstruct their way
TrendingKerala teen installs flex board congratulating himself after passing Class X board exam, education minister appreciates move
SportsWhite clothing diktat in sport needs to be reconsidered for period days
SportsHow the Tokyo Olympics loss made the table tennis star Sathiyan overhaul his game
OpinionShiv Sena without a Thackeray at the helm will not be the same
Why is Turkey opposing the entry of Sweden and Finland into NATO?
LifestyleCan you be immune to COVID-19 virus?- TechnologyClampdown & unclear policy, crypto exchange founders leaving India
Jun 28: Latest News
Maharashtra: Raj Bhavan seeks details of files cleared from June 22 to June 24
Crime Branch to reinvestigate rape case in which 2 brothers were wrongfully arrested
Alcaraz survives five-set whirlwind to reach Wimbledon second round
Emma Raducanu triumphs on Centre Court debut
Novak Djokovic becomes 1st player to win 80 matches in all four Grand Slams
Maharashtra records most fatalities in a month since March
Jan. 6 panel calls surprise hearing for additional evidence
Karnataka: Health department to ensure broad-based testing after surge in cases
Manipur sends relief material, SDRF personnel to flood-hit Assam
Tamil Nadu: Four-year-old kid dies after autorickshaw overturns in Thoothukudi district