Air Quality Standards

Airpocalypse IV: National Air Monitoring Programme (NAMP) & assessment of air pollution in Indian cities

Fourth version of Airpocalypse report by Greenpeace India, has identified 231 Indian cities out of 287 with more than 52 monitoring days data in 2018 under National Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Programme (NAMP), where air pollution levels exceeded the 60 µg/m3 limits for PM10 as prescribed under National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS).

Publication Date:

21/01/2020

Source: Greenpeace India

Tags:

Air Pollution, India, Urban Air Quality, Air Quality Monitoring, Air Quality Standards, RSPM (PM 10)

Air Pollution

Air quality in Europe: 2019 report

This report presents an updated overview and analysis of air quality in Europe from 2000 to 2017. It reviews the progress made towards meeting the air quality standards established in the two EU Ambient Air Quality Directives and towards the World Health Organization (WHO) air quality guidelines (AQGs).

Publication Date:

16/10/2019

Source: European Environment Agency

Tags:

Air Pollution, Air Quality Standards, Ozone, Europe

Air Pollution

Bad air: Mumbai risks going the Delhi way, warn experts

Concentration of fine pollutants found to be way beyond permissible limit

Publication Date:

01/07/2019

Author(s): Jyoti Shelar

Source: Hindu (New Delhi)

Tags:

Maharashtra, Air Pollution, Mumbai, Delhi, PM 2.5, Air Quality Standards

Air Pollution

84 cities submit plans for improving air quality

Centre plans for period review ahead of Environment Day

Publication Date:

30/05/2019

Source: Hindu (New Delhi)

Tags:

Air Quality Standards, RSPM (PM 10), National Clean Air Programme (NCAP), Air Quality Monitoring, Air Pollution

Natural Disasters

Heatwave in striking distance of capital

New Delhi: A severe heatwave is set to hit Delhi and its neighbouring regions which, according to IMD, is likely to push the maximum temperature to 45 degrees Celsius in the next 48 hours.

Publication Date:

30/05/2019

Source: Times Of India (New Delhi)

Tags:

Delhi, Heat Waves, Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), Air Quality Standards, Natural Disasters

Air Pollution

Healthier air quality in car-free stretch of Karol Bagh: CSE study

The street has been marked with yellow and white stripes demarcating space for hawkers

Publication Date:

29/05/2019

Source: Business Standard (New Delhi)

Tags:

Delhi, Air Quality Standards, Vehicular Pollution, Air Pollution, Pedestrians, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)

Air Pollution

Stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana back to foul up Delhi air

NEW DELHI: Stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana is once again hurting the city’s air quality.

Publication Date:

16/05/2019

Source: Times Of India (New Delhi)

Tags:

Air Quality Standards, Punjab, Haryana, PM 2.5, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), Air Pollution

Air Pollution

Too little, too late: Why poll promises to cut air pollution are not enough

The BJP's promise of turning NCAP into a 'mission', which means institutionalising it better and increasing accountability at the Centre, is not enough because the NCAP has several limitations

Publication Date:

26/04/2019

Source: Business Standard (New Delhi)

Tags:

Air Pollution, National Clean Air Programme (NCAP), Political Parties, Air Quality Standards, Air Pollution Control

Air Pollution

Greens decry patchy recognition of air pollution, asks MPs to be pro-active

In the midst of elections, environmentalists have flagged concerns over "patchy recognition of the problem of unhealthy air" by MPs over the past five years, particularly those representing the cit

Publication Date:

26/04/2019

Source: Business Standard (New Delhi)

Tags:

Air Pollution, Environmentalists, National Clean Air Programme (NCAP), WHO, Air Quality Standards

Climate Change