Air Pollution

‘Air pollution can affect child’s brain development’

A study published in the journal ‘Pediatrics’ shows a clear association between mothers’ exposure to high levels of environmental pollutants during pregnancy to a four-point drop in children’s IQ s

Publication Date: 
17/08/2016
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Air Pollution, Child Health, Indoor Air Pollution, Air Quality Standards, Health Effects
Air Pollution

Beijing dominates China's pollution list

On the whole, nationwide air quality has improved, said Luo yi, director general of environment minister

Air quality tied to lung problems in children

Publication Date: 
12/08/2016
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Air Pollution, Health Effects, Child Health, Beijing, China, PM 2.5, Air Quality Standards
Air Pollution

Let’s make air pure

#HawaBadlo is a social awareness campaign urging citizens to switch to environment-friendly habits in order to battle the pollution crisis

Publication Date: 
09/08/2016
Asian Age (New Delhi)
Tags:
Air Pollution, Air Pollution Control, CNG, Electric Vehicles, Air Quality Standards, Vehicular Pollution
Air Pollution

Towards Clean Air in Nigerian Cities

This is a rapid review of the current concerns around urban air pollution and public health challenges in Nigerian cities. It aims to identify the key policy gaps that need to be addressed while framing the policy guidance on national urban air quality management in Nigeria.

Publication Date: 
01/08/2016
Anumita Roychowdhury, Usman Nasim, Priyanka Chandola
Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)
Tags:
Urban Air Quality, Air Pollution, Health Effects, Nigeria, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), Air Quality Management, Air Quality Monitoring, Air Quality Standards, Vehicular Pollution, Public Transport
Air Pollution

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Pollutants in Air, 26/07/2016

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Pollutants in Air, 26/07/2016. The total Suspended Particulate Matter (SPM) in ambient air is comprised of PM10 (particulate matter less than 10 micron), PM2.5 (particulate matter less than 2.5 micron) and PM1 (particulate matter less than 1 micron). The least visible particulate matter i.e.

Publication Date: 
26/07/2016
Lok Sabha
Tags:
Air Pollution, Air Quality Standards, PM 2.5, RSPM (PM 10), Vehicular Pollution, India, Parliament
Air Pollution

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Pollutants in Air, 26/07/2016

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Pollutants in Air, 26/07/2016. The total Suspended Particulate Matter (SPM) in ambient air is comprised of PM10 (particulate matter less than 10 micron), PM2.5 (particulate matter less than 2.5 micron) and PM1 (particulate matter less than 1 micron). The least visible particulate matter i.e.

Publication Date: 
26/07/2016
Lok Sabha
Tags:
Air Pollution, Air Quality Standards, PM 2.5, RSPM (PM 10), Vehicular Pollution, India, Parliament
Air Pollution

Pollution watchdog initiates steps for clean air in 17 cities

KOLHAPUR: The Maharashtra pollution control board (MPCB) has swung into action to take immediate and time-bound steps to curb air pollution in 17 major cities in the state, including Kolhapur, Mumb

Publication Date: 
25/07/2016
Samrat Phadnis
Times of India (Kolhapur)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Air Pollution, Kolhapur (T), Mumbai, Pune (T), Air Quality Standards, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), RSPM (PM 10), National Green Trbunal (NGT), Environmentalists
Air Pollution

Take 10-year-old diesel cars off Delhi roads: NGT

Follows weak enforcement of order passed last year; cars over 15 years already barred

Publication Date: 
19/07/2016
Aesha Datta
Business Line (New Delhi)
Tags:
Diesel, Cars, Vehicles, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Vehicular Pollution, CNG, Air Quality Standards, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), Air Pollution
Air Pollution

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Report on Air Quality, 19/07/2016

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Report on Air Quality, 19/07/2016 . A report on Ambient Air Quality Status in 15 Major Cities of India has been submitted by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in Original Application No. 21 of 2014 in the matter of Vardhaman Kaushik Vs. Union of India & Others to National Green Tribunal.

Publication Date: 
Tuesday, July 19, 2016
Lok Sabha
Tags:
Urban Air Quality, Air Pollution, India, Statistics, Parliament, Air Quality Standards
Air Pollution

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Impact of Air Pollution, 19/07/2016

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Impact of Air Pollution, 19/07/2016. Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has carried out epidemiological studies in the past to assess the impact of pollution on human health. Air Pollution could be one of the triggering factors for respiratory ailments and associated diseases.

Publication Date: 
19/07/2016
Lok Sabha
Tags:
Air Pollution, Health Effects, India, Parliament, Air Quality Standards, Air Quality Index (AQI), Bharat Stage IV

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