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May 25, 2025, 04:49 PM - 3 min read
Microsoft claims Aurora is one of the best AI weather models in the world.
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April 3, 2025, 05:56 PM - 2 min read
Not everybody can afford an air purifier at their residence or place of work to fight pollution, the bench said.
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March 24, 2025, 04:10 PM - 6 min read
There is an urgent need for multi-sector action across all regions under the National Clean Air Programme for a time-bound reduction in pollution levels. The steady deterioration in the air quality of several Indian cities calls for radical long-term steps to arrest the tide.
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March 11, 2025, 08:00 PM - 3 min read
A new report has once again highlighted the severe air pollution levels in India, with 13 of the world's 20 most polluted cities located in the country.
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February 17, 2025, 03:18 PM - 6 min read
Dust produced by wear of the road, tyres, and brakes, known as “non-exhaust emissions”, are now the major type of emissions from road transport, surpassing exhaust emissions across many European countries.
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February 12, 2025, 07:00 PM - 7 min read
Polluted air, laden noxious gasses or tiny, invisible particles that burrow into human bodies, kills 7 million people prematurely every year, the UN health agency estimates.
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December 21, 2024, 08:25 PM - 4 min read
Delhi's air pollution has reached catastrophic levels, with the Air Quality Index recently spiking to 485. The crisis is responsible for approximately 12,000 deaths annually. The city's pollution is exacerbated by factors like stubble burning, heavy traffic, and industrial emissions, causing severe health risks.
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December 12, 2024, 09:21 AM - 2 min read
Death data was taken from the Civil Registration System.
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November 29, 2024, 12:15 PM - 2 min read
An AQI between 301 and 400 is classified as "very poor", while levels above 400 are considered "severe".
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November 28, 2024, 05:57 PM - 2 min read
GRAP-4 restrictions specifically relate to restricting entry of trucks carrying non-essential goods into the national capital. First implemented in 2017, the GRAP was a set of anti-air pollution measures followed in the capital and its vicinity according to the severity of the situation.
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November 28, 2024, 12:48 PM - 3 min read
The death toll is likely to increase in the future as climate change makes wildfires more frequent and intense.
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November 27, 2024, 10:54 AM - 2 min read
Of the 38 monitoring stations that recorded air quality data, none reported levels in the severe category, according to the CPCB data.
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