Six air-quality monitoring stations will start operation in January 2012 to keep records of the levels of air pollution in different parts of the country under the Clean Air and Sustainable Environ

New Delhi: After the early 2000s, when Delhi’s air became dramatically clean after the introduction of CNG in public transport, it has once again turned into a deadly cocktail of various pollutants

After some major road infrastructure projects in the city, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) is in the process of setting up monitoring stations at three locations to kee

Diwali may have been quieter this year, but toxic fumes from firecrackers pushed air pollution levels in the city way above the permissible limits on all three days of the festival.

According to initial data obtained from the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) for the Ambient Air Quality monitoring station at Bandra, the average respirable suspended particulate matter (RSPM) levels in the area on October 26 were 358 micrograms per cubic meter (µg/m3). This is more than three times the permissible limit of 100 µg/m3. In fact, this is the second highest value of RSPM recorded on Lakshmi pooja in Bandra from 2007 to 2011.

Public awareness campaigns about pollution seems to have paid off as the City recorded a decrease in pollution levels during Deepavali celebrations compared to last year.

As the city celebrated Deepavali on Wednesday, few among those merrily bursting fire crackers would have realised that air pollution rose to unusually high levels, noise exceeded permissible limits

The pollution level during Diwali has been falling since last 10 years, claimed environment secretary of Delhi government Keshav Chandra on Thursday.

While it was a strong steady breeze which allowed Delhiites to breathe easy on Diwali night as it swept away the smoke emanating from the fire-crackers, the Delhi Government on Friday could not res

New Delhi: The system for air quality forecasting and research (SAFAR) that was used to monitor and forecast air quality and weather conditions at various venues during the Commonwealth Games last