Air pollution
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved Alaska's reworked Fairbanks PM 2.5 State Implementation Plan (SIP), removing costly provisions while protecting human health and fulfilling Clean Air Act (CAA) requirements in Fairbanks North Star Borough. The plan, developed through cooperative federalism, allows Alaska to safeguard the
Air pollution
Air pollution levels in Delhi reached a critically poor rating of 294 on Tuesday, prompting an artificial rain experiment to potentially bring relief. The experiment, led by IIT-Kanpur, involved two cloud-seeding trials in association with Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sisra's office. While the operation did not yield
Pollution control
A recent study published in Scientific Reports has explored the link between carbon trading and air quality in China, using data from seven pilot carbon markets and 206 surrounding air pollution monitoring stations. The research, conducted by researchers from the Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, found that poor
Air pollution
Researchers at Graphic Era Hill University in Uttarakhand, India, conducted a study to examine the impact of motorway flyovers and at-grade roads on air pollution and roadside vegetation in Dehradun. The study found significant seasonal variations in PM10, SOx, and NOx concentrations at three different sites along the busiest highway
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Residents of various housing societies and condominiums in Gurugram have been using water-sprinkling systems and anti-smog guns to mitigate dust and smog, creating a rain-like effect to settle particulate matter and improve local air quality. Environmentalists, however, warn that these measures have only limited and localized impact on pollution levels.
Air quality
Delhi's ambient air quality stations unexpectedly stopped transmitting data during peak pollution hours on Diwali night, leading to a reduced AQI reading on the day after Diwali. A TOI analysis of hourly air quality readings reveals that if all stations had reported data, the city's average
Air quality
Delhi's air quality remained in the "very poor" category on Monday, with localities like Bawana and Anand Vihar recording severe air quality. The city is expected to receive light rain on Monday and Tuesday, ahead of the cloud seeding activity planned for Wednesday, October 29. Delhi&
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Delhi's air quality crisis continues, with the city recording its fifth day of very poor air quality on Sunday. The Air Quality Index (AQI) rose to 321, categorized as "very poor," with the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) facing a technical glitch that prevented the release
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The air quality in Delhi worsened to the "very poor" category on Sunday, with a 24-hour average air quality index (AQI) of 315, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data. The deterioration in air quality comes despite a technical glitch that affected the CPCB's
Air pollution
A new study published in the Discover Sustainability journal has explored the environmental benefits of "No-Drive Day" initiatives in promoting sustainable transportation and mitigating climate change. The research, conducted by Affiliated to Bharathidasan University, examined the impact of a decade-long initiative at Bishop Heber College in India, which
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Haryana has been plagued by bad air quality for the fifth consecutive day, with four cities classified as "very poor" by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). Fatehabad has emerged as the most polluted city in the country, followed closely by Noida and Bahadurgarh. The industrial town of
Air pollution
The air pollution crisis in Delhi has reached a critical level, with the city's air quality slipping into the "very poor" category on Sunday. The mercury dropped to 15.8 degrees Celsius, the lowest recorded in October in the last two years, and the Air Quality
