Experts from the Greenpeace India have asserted that it is high for a coastal city.

NEW DELHI: Airpocalypse II, a report by environmental NGO Greenpeace India, has found that more than 47% of the population in India is still living in areas where there is no air quality monitoring

NEW DELHI: After being slammed on several occasions for not taking effective steps to tackle the pollution crisis in the national capital region, the government came in for praise on Monday from th

At least 47 million children under the age of five live in areas facing severe air pollution with dangerous effluent density, a report said on Monday.

Airpocalypse-II, a Greenpeace India report , analyses PM10 annual average recorded for 280 cities which have 630 million, or 53% citizens of the country’s total population. A massive part of the population, 580 million (47%) of the population are living in areas where no air quality data is available.

Cities and towns across the country where the hazardous particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5) exceeds prescribed limits will now under law have to implement measures to reduce dust.

The NGO has evaluated the data by the Central Board of Pollution Control (CPCB) and Environment Ministry.

In compliance to the direction of Hon’ble National Green Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi Dated: November 17, 2017 (in the matter of Vardhman Kaushik Vs. Union of India & Others vide OA No.

Better technology may not end the pollution crisis. Rather, it would allow one to monitor even finer particles which would become new health threats.

GUNTUR: The ambient air quality (AAQ) level in the capital city area of Amaravati is growing from bad to worse, with the residents blaming the negligent attitude of the authorities.

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