air pollution

‘Masks were off’: BJP pulls up Congress over pro- Hidma slogans; claims protest over pollution was diversion | India News

NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday said that the "pollution of Marx and Mao" is denser in the brains…

5 days ago

Heat-related deaths up 23% globally since 1990s: Lancet | India News

NEW DELHI: Failure to curb the warming effects of climate change has seen the rate of heat-related deaths surge 23%…

1 month ago

Puducherry records ‘poor’ air quality after Deepavali

Puducherry streets abuzz with activity on the occasion of Deepavali | Photo Credit: S.S. Kumar The ambient air quality in…

1 month ago

Haryana worst hit by post-Deepavali air pollution as 10 cities from State among India’s 16 most polluted

Youngsters play cricket amid low visibility due to dust at a park, in Gurugram, Haryana, on October 4, 2025 |…

1 month ago

Pollution levels remain high after Chennai celebrated Deepavali

Air quality deteriorated in most parts of Chennai on Monday evening because of the continuous bursting of firecrackers. A scene…

1 month ago

A joyous Deepavali for Sivakasi firecracker manufacturers

Deepavali celebrations this year began much earlier in Sivakasi, the hub of fireworks, thanks to a Supreme Court judgment that allowed…

1 month ago

Global analysis finds 15 million in India affected by 2024-25 wildfires, UP most impacted

Around 15 million people in India were affected due to wildfires in 2024-25, with Uttar Pradesh being the most impacted…

1 month ago

Meeting clean air targets may bring down disease rates across India, says new analysis

Achieving India’s 30% clean air target under the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) could reduce the country’s disease burden by…

2 months ago

Supreme Court asks CAQM, CPCB, State boards to come out with plan to deal with air pollution in three weeks

The court came down heavily on States for failing to fill long-pending vacancies in their Pollution Control Boards, observing that…

2 months ago

‘City ready to execute ban on refuelling of overage vehicles’

Virinder Sharma, a member of the CAQM, addressing a press conference in Delhi on Friday. | Photo Credit: ANI Decks…

5 months ago