by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 6, 2023 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health
Dr Neeraj Kumar Gupta, Head of Pulmonology Department at Safdarjung Hospital said that due to the increase in the level of PM 2.5, there is a risk of skin and heart-related diseases and it also has a bad effect on the lower respiratory system. Not only this, but...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 5, 2023 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life
Unfavourable meteorological conditions combined with vehicular emissions, paddy straw burning, firecrackers and other local pollution sources contribute to hazardous air quality levels in Delhi-NCR during the winter every year New Delhi: Stringent curbs, including a...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 8, 2022 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Indian News, Regulation
However, the use of low-sulphur coal in thermal power plants has been exempted from the ban New Delhi: The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has issued directions to ban the use of coal in industrial, domestic and other miscellaneous applications in the...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 22, 2022 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Policy
Bhupender Yadav,Union Environment Minister National Clean Air Programme ‘is a national-level strategy for a 20 per cent to 30 per cent reduction in PM2.5 and PM10 concentration by 2024, with 2017 as the base year for comparison The programme covers 132...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 22, 2022 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News
India’s overall pollution levels worsened in 2021 and New Delhi remained the world’s most polluted capital, the data showed. Bangladesh was the most polluted country, also unchanged from the previous year, while Chad ranked second after the African...
