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NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday said that the “pollution of Marx and Mao” is denser in the brains of the agitators after slogans condemning Naxal commander Hidma’s encounter were raised during a protest over rising air pollution levels in Delhi.During a press conference, BJP leader Sudhanshu Trivedi said that the “real face” of…
NEW DELHI: Failure to curb the warming effects of climate change has seen the rate of heat-related deaths surge 23% since the 1990s, reaching an estimated 5,46,000 yearly deaths globally on average between 2012-21, according to Lancet Countdown Report on Health and Climate Change.Air pollution from wildfire smoke (PM 2.5) was linked to a record…
Puducherry streets abuzz with activity on the occasion of Deepavali | Photo Credit: S.S. Kumar The ambient air quality in Puducherry took a beating this Deepavali with a significant increase in particulate matter PM (10) and PM (2.5) due to the bursting of crackers, with the city witnessing a spike in pollution that was above…
Youngsters play cricket amid low visibility due to dust at a park, in Gurugram, Haryana, on October 4, 2025 | Photo Credit: PTI Of the 16 cities with their air quality categorised as “severe” and “very poor” a day after Deepavali, as per the Central Pollution Control Board data released on Tuesday (October 21, 2025),…
Air quality deteriorated in most parts of Chennai on Monday evening because of the continuous bursting of firecrackers. A scene at Guindy. | Photo Credit: B. VELANKANNI RAJ A mostly dry afternoon and evening with light rain here and there kept the city noisy and smoke-filled on Deepavali day on Monday. However, a timely spell of…
Deepavali celebrations this year began much earlier in Sivakasi, the hub of fireworks, thanks to a Supreme Court judgment that allowed bursting of green crackers in the Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) for four days for the festival of lights. “It is a joyous moment for the industry,” says P. Ganesan, president, Tamil Nadu Fireworks and Amorces Manufacturers’…
Around 15 million people in India were affected due to wildfires in 2024-25, with Uttar Pradesh being the most impacted region, a global study has estimated. Uttar Pradesh was also found to have experienced its most severe wildfire season on record, which researchers said was driven by crop burning, heatwaves and dry fuel accumulation. Regional…
Achieving India’s 30% clean air target under the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) could reduce the country’s disease burden by nearly a third, bringing the national disease prevalence rate down from 4.87% to 3.09%, according to the newly launched Health Benefit Assessment Dashboard, developed by Climate Trends in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Technology…
The court came down heavily on States for failing to fill long-pending vacancies in their Pollution Control Boards, observing that inadequate manpower during peak pollution seasons aggravates the environmental crisis. File. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR The Supreme Court on Wednesday September 17, 2025) directed the CAQM, CPCB and State Pollution Control Boards to come…
Virinder Sharma, a member of the CAQM, addressing a press conference in Delhi on Friday. | Photo Credit: ANI Decks have been cleared to implement the ban on the “end of life” or overage vehicles from refuelling in Delhi from July 1, the Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas (CAQM) said…
