LUCKNOW: Lucknow has recorded the second highest number of premature deaths due to pollution-related diseases among 11 north Indian cities assessed.

The estimates should not be perceived as instant deaths, said the report, clarifying that they represent premature (earlier than the expected lifetime of the Indian population) deaths due to chroni

Various green groups today submitted their recommendations to the environment ministry on the draft National Clean Air Programme, which proposes multiple strategies to combat air pollution, calling

The study said particles deposited on or in the vicinity of the road may be re-entrained or resuspended into air through vehicle-induced turbulence, shearing stress of tyres and high windspeed.

The West Bengal Pollution Control Board has set up 75 air quality monitoring stations in the state to check air quality level and combat pollution, a top official said today.

HYDERABAD: A pollution monitoring station at US Consulate at Begumpet has revealed that on most days air quality is ‘unhealthy for sensitive groups’.

GHAZIABAD: The GDA has constituted an environmental management cell to implement measures suggested by State Environmental Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) at the time of giving green nod to Hin

Air quality researchers are demanding that air pollution data for India’s 43 critically polluted zones be made public.

JAIPUR: When the city woke up on Tuesday morning, the Particle Matter (PM) 10 (particles smaller than 10 microns) and PM 2.5(particles smaller than 2.5 microns) level was as high as 313 µg/m³(micro