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Nutritionist shares her ‘pollution prep bag’ for Delhi-NCR’s toxic air; physician explains what actually helps

December 17, 2025 2:30 pm

Her approach focuses on small, preventive steps that support the body when exposure to pollution becomes unavoidable.

It's not stubble burning or firecrackers: Delhi is choking on its own emissions

December 17, 2025 5:19 pm

When the air stands still, stagnation sets in, ventilation collapses, and the system is left with no buffer to protect public health. When the weather naps, there is nowhere left to hide. Yet, we continue to blame the weather instead of our emissions

National Pollution Control Day 2025: Why do we celebrate on December 2? Know history, significance, theme, and more

December 03, 2025 5:57 am

National Pollution Control Day 2025 Date and History: It is annually celebrated on December 2, observed to honour the memory of those who lost their lives in the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy.

Hybrid classes allowed till Class 5 in Noida, Greater Noida & Gurugram schools

November 15, 2025 9:32 am

In response to directives from the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM), the Deputy Commissioner of Gurugram has declared that all schools in the district will adopt a hybrid learning model for students up to Class 5, allowing both online and offline classes.

Click, Learn, Repeat: A guide for pollution-induced online classes for school children

November 12, 2025 9:46 am

But don’t worry, with a little planning and some solid teamwork between parents and schools, kids can stay safe, sharp, and spirited even when the air outside is a foggy mess and classes have gone digital. Here’s how parents can turn this challenge into a win.

'Thick white froth' blankets Yamuna river in Delhi: Here's what happens when you're exposed to it

November 06, 2024 10:05 am

As the Yamuna's toxic foam makes headlines again, a health expert explains the immediate and long-term risks of exposure to polluted water

Best of Both Sides: To combat pollution, policymakers and public alike need to see economic benefits

November 11, 2023 8:12 am

We all agree that air pollution is a problem and know many of the solutions. Changemakers will emerge not just from the technical consensus on the ‘how’ but a social consensus on the ‘why’

Best of Both Sides: To combat pollution, use of personal vehicles must decrease

November 11, 2023 7:54 am

With a staggering 280 lakh daily trips expected to be generated in the city, Delhi could collapse if a sizable shift to cars occurs in the absence of an adequate public transport system

Tackling vehicular pollution: Highways of Green

September 01, 2023 4:14 pm

There is a need to revisit the policy practice of green and shelter belt creation and expand its scope by creating Tree Crop Buffer Zones of 500 m width on both sides of highways and including adjacent farmlands

Express View on pollution shortening Indian lives: A toll of air

September 01, 2023 7:05 am

Conclusions of Chicago University study shouldn't be papered over. Political class must take ownership of pollution problem

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