While, the top three were already known pollution hubs, Hyderabad's entry in the list raises concern as it is now most polluted mega city in the southern part of the country.
October 22, 2022India is poised to incur the dubious distinction of surpassing China as the world’s most polluted country.
April 6, 2019People in Delhi-NCR had another tough day as they went about their business breathing air that was categorised as ‘very unhealthy’, ‘unhealthy’ and ‘hazardous’.
November 22, 2018At one point on Thursday, AQI level in some parts of the national capital was at an alarming 999, the highest possible level in the index.
November 8, 2018The study noted more than 660 million Indians live in areas that exceed the country's standard for what is considered safe exposure to PM 2.5.
August 13, 2018The air quality over Mumbai remained visibly poor for the third day as haze covered most parts of India’s commercial capital. Though the cloud cover subsided, people in the city woke up to a smog-filled city forcing a drop in visibility and a rise in breathing problems. Air Quality Index (AQI) data at Bandra, Mumbai...
February 8, 2018The air Indians breathe is turning more toxic by the day and an average of two deaths take place daily due to air pollution, says a new study. According to medical journal The Lancet, over a million Indians die every year due to air pollution and some of the worst polluted cities of the world...
February 19, 2017