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Hyderabad Shivers in Cold, Air Pollution Rises

Winter traps pollutants, pollution levels double in cold weather With temperatures dropping at alarming levels, children and the aged are facing the brunt of air pollution. It is a well known fact that the air pollution levels in the city … Continue reading

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Air Pollution Haze Over India and Nepal As Seen From Space

In October 2014, India’s Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) released a proposal for a new air quality index that would be used to quantify and communicate the severity of haze outbreaks. The new air quality index would synthesize levels of various pollutants—including … Continue reading

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Air quality worst at night, early morning

Delhiites may be exposed to the worst air pollution at night and early morning, indicates a study by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). CSE chose eight persons and monitored their exposure to pollution for 24 hours using a … Continue reading

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Air Pollution Analyzed at India’s Taj Mahal

The discoloration of the Taj Mahal, a seventeenth-century mausoleum built by Shah Jahan for his wife, Mumtaz Mahal, is caused by airborne carbon particles and dust, according to a study conducted by scientists from the Georgia Institute of Technology, the … Continue reading

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Rickshaw research reveals extreme Delhi pollution

The three-wheeled rickshaw lurched through New Delhi’s commuter-clogged streets with an American scientist and several air pollution monitors in the back seat. Car horns blared. A scrappy scooter buzzed by belching black smoke from its tailpipe. One of the monitors … Continue reading

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India court slams Delhi’s worsening air pollution

National Green Tribunal directs all vehicles older than 15 years be taken off capital’s roads in bid to tackle bad air quality India’s environment court has slammed the government over the capital’s horrendous air pollution, which it said was “getting … Continue reading

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Air Pollution Set to Soar as Vehicle Population Grows Exponentially in Indian Cities

The vehicle population on Indian roads will increase air pollution three to five times over, says a report from The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), University of California, San Diego (UCSD) and the California Air Resources Board (CARB). Under current … Continue reading

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Air Pollution Set to Rise Drastically in Indian Cities

A new report today warned against vehicular pollution in the country, saying if the trend continues it will cause alarming rise of deadly Particulate Matter (PM), which is believed to pose the greatest health risk in the air. “If the … Continue reading

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