Category Archives: India

Top worst polluted cities in the world

View the 25 worst polluted cities in the world: Current Air Pollution Index Rate The data is updated weekly (every Monday) Numbeo surveys the following about pollution in the cities: Satisfaction with air quality Quality and accessibility of drinking water … Continue reading

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Lucknow, the most polluted city in the world; three other Indian cities feature on 25 most polluted cities: Survey

A pollution index is currently featuring four Indian cities in the 25 most polluted places in the world A pollution index by Numbeo, updated every week, is currently featuring four Indian cities in the 25 most polluted places in the … Continue reading

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Cleaner air from tackling climate change ‘would save millions of lives’

Tackling climate change would save millions of lives a year by the end of the century purely as a result of the decrease in air pollution, according to a new study. The study is published as scientists from around the … Continue reading

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Solid particles from outside add to pollution in Delhi air

Delhi’s not the only culprit. A recent study by Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, has found that the city’s emissions, though considerable, are not alone responsible for the sudden peaks in particulate matter (PM 10) levels in it. Far-off sources … Continue reading

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Mobile air quality monitors to visit neighbourhoods soon

Now Chennaiites can dial the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) to bring a mobile air sampler to measure the quality of air. The city’s air pollution status was based on samples collected from a four or five places in … Continue reading

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Scientists relate urban population to air pollution

Live in a large city like New York, London, Beijing or Mumbai, and you are likely exposed to more air pollution than people in smaller cities in surrounding areas. But exactly how a city’s pollution relates to the size of … Continue reading

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India a major culprit in global air pollution problem

The air far too many people breathe across the world is depressingly unhealthy in too many places. Overall acute respiratory infections kill some 4.5 million adults and children each year across the globe. Influenza affects 3-5 million people each year … Continue reading

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Death in every breath you take: Air pollution in Delhi at its most lethal level ever

Air pollution has returned to haunt Delhiites and this time it appears to be more lethal than ever. Residents of the national Capital, who were breathing easy after the introduction of CNG and green vehicles in the past few years, … Continue reading

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