November 09, 2018 10:40 am
The PM 2.5 levels around the stadium were recorded around 196 µg/m3 (average in the last 24 hours), nearly three times the Indian standards (60 µg/m3) for permissible levels.
August 28, 2018 6:54 am
This is according to data released by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) Monday, which showed that the air quality in 2018, so far, has improved compared to 2017 and 2016.
August 23, 2018 7:27 am
In May, the WHO Global Ambient Air Quality Database for 2018, showed that India had 14 out of the 15 most polluted cities in the world in terms of PM2.5 concentrations.
March 31, 2018 5:30 am
Living close to main roads in New Delhi may increase chances of “lung cancer mortality” due to the inhalation of particulate matter that contains trace elements such as chromium and nickel, a new study published in March has found.
October 20, 2017 1:53 pm
A day before Deepavali, the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board had appealed to residents of the city to "restrict" bursting crackers to the "maximum extent possible".
May 02, 2016 7:19 pm
Arre and The Indian Express investigate how Delhi breathes under a blanket of smog.
April 08, 2016 5:32 pm
A few stories that look at key studies on Delhi's air pollution, and how none of the warnings issued by environmental organisations and experts were acted upon.
January 13, 2016 10:08 am
According to the report, a complete ban on MSW burning can almost bring emissions from this source to zero and possibly see an improvement of 5-10 per cent in air quality.
November 08, 2015 3:35 am
Arguments at the Delhi's Shahdara toll plaza caused a two-km long traffic snarl.
October 06, 2015 1:09 pm
Chief Justice H L Dattu was responding to a submission from senior lawyer Harish Salve that he had to take a steroid for the first time last week to tackle breathing problems caused by pollution in the national capital.
June 22, 2020 6:18 pm
Some good news for the people of Delhi. A slew of measures taken by multiple agencies on the city’s air pollution problem seem to have actually produced a slight respite. See more: https://bit.ly/2M2t86i