Tag: Air Pollution
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Air pollution exposure may lead to heart attack within an hour: Study
In the new study, researchers analyzed medical data for nearly 1.3 million people treated for heart attacks and unstable angina at 2,239 hospitals in 318 Chinese cities between 2015 and 2020.
April 23, 2022 -
Air pollution linked to higher risk of Covid in young adults
They are now examining the link between air pollutants and post-Covid symptoms in young adults.
April 21, 2022 -
Clean Fuel~I
The smoke released by these Chulahs seems to be equivalent to 400 cigarettes every hour and causes indoor air pollution. But, surprisingly, the vital issue fails to attract the appropriate attention of policymakers and scientists at national as well as international levels.
April 17, 2022 -
Air pollution: US Consul Kolkata, KIIT-TBI collaborate to find smart solutions
The top three ideas will be provided support to complete their product development and product validation over a period of six months across three cities. The ideas would be validated by the Pollution Control Board and then be recommended for large-scale implementation.
April 2, 2022 -
Polluted winter
The NCR has suffered the most with Ghaziabad being the most acutely affected. Delhi, Faridabad, Noida, Greater Noida, and Gurugram were among the worst during the recent winter in terms of peak pollution. Hence the CSE’s conclusion calls for reflection ~ “Peak pollution was alarmingly high and synchronized, despite large distances within the regions ~ especially in the northern and eastern plains.”
March 21, 2022 -
Delhi’s air quality continues to remain in ‘very poor’ quality, AQI docks at 343
Meanwhile, the air quality in Noida and Gurugram also remained in the 'very poor' category with AQI at 313 and 358 respectively.
February 2, 2022 -
AQI of Delhi improved on Monday
As per the government agencies, and AQI between zero and 50 is considered 'good', 51 and 100 'satisfactory', 101 and 200 'moderate', 201 and 300 'poor', 301 and 400 'very poor', and 401 and 500 'severe'.
January 24, 2022 -
Tale of Mumbai’s rising trend of air pollution
However, a new analysis of regional air pollution levels by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has shown that proximity to the sea has not helped in containing the increasing air pollution in the financial capital, Mumbai.
January 20, 2022 -
Air pollution rises in Maha, Guj after brief lull due to lockdowns: CSE
The analysis covered 56 continuous ambient air quality monitoring stations (CAAQMS) spread across 15 cities in the two states.
January 19, 2022 -
Prolonged exposure to air pollution may spike Covid risk
The study, published online in the journal Occupational and Environmental Medicine, showed that both Particulate matter (PM) 2.5 and 10 were significantly associated with an increased Covid-19 infection rate.
January 12, 2022 -
Delhi’s air quality remains in ‘satisfactory’ on Tuesday
As per the government agencies, an AQI between zero and 50 is considered 'good', 51 and 100 'satisfactory', 101 and 200 'moderate', 201 and 300 'poor', 301 and 400 'very poor', and 401 and 500 'severe'.
January 11, 2022 -
Delhi’s air quality remains in ‘satisfactory’ category today
As per the government agencies, an AQI between zero and 50 is considered 'good', 51 and 100 'satisfactory', 101 and 200 'moderate', 201 and 300 'poor', 301 and 400 'very poor', and 401 and 500 'severe'.
January 10, 2022 -
Foggy morning on Wednesday, AQI improves to ‘moderate’ in Delhi
As per the forecast, the maximum and minimum temperatures will continue to hover around 21 and 7 degrees Celsius, respectively, throughout this week.
December 29, 2021 -
Delhi’s AQI improves to ‘very poor’ from ‘severe’
The level of PM10 and PM2.5 pollutants were recorded in the 'very poor' category, respectively.
December 25, 2021 -
Delhiites get some relief with AQI remaining in ‘poor’ category
An AQI between zero and 50 is considered `good`, 51 and 100 `satisfactory`, 101 and 200 `moderate`, 201 and 300 `poor`, 301 and 400 `very poor`, and 401 and 500 `severe`.
December 13, 2021 -
‘Induce creativity in bureaucracy’, SC sets 24-hour deadline for Centre, states to act
The top court questioned the utility of having a commission for air quality management, if it ends up having on board people from different departments and seems like having no power to enforce decision, and gave 24 hours to the government to come up with concrete ways to curb air pollution.
December 2, 2021 -
Air quality remains very poor on Wednesday
The average air quality index for November was the worst in six years, according to Central Pollution Control Board data.
December 1, 2021