air pollution

New Delhi, March 27 Installation of low-cost air quality sensors, dust screens, wind barriers, spraying of water mist, and covering of construction materials and waste are among the stronger dust mitigation measures laid down by the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) for construction...

New Delhi, March 27 Gujarat BJP MP Babubhai Jesangbhai Desai raised concerns in the Rajya Sabha on Friday about the increasing incidence of lung cancer among non-smokers, attributing the trend to deteriorating air quality, and urged the government to launch a national screening program for early...

March 26, Kohima: MLA Achumbemo Kikon today called for greater responsibility among legislators to balance development with ecological protection.Raising the issue of environment and climate change during Zero Hour in the Assembly, Mr. Kikon said that Nagaland is facing an escalating...

Kohima, March 26 MLA Achumbemo Kikon of the ruling NPF expressed concern over the growing impact of climate change and environmental degradation, and called for urgent and sustained action to protect Nagaland's ecology and livelihoods on Thursday.Raising the issue during Zero Hour in the...

Islamabad, March 24 Pakistan was ranked the most polluted country in the world in 2025, followed by Bangladesh and Tajikistan, according to an annual report by a Swiss-based air quality firm released on Tuesday.The Air Quality Index (AQI) country ranking shows that the concentration of PM2.5...

New Delhi, March 24 Pakistan is the most polluted country in the world, followed by Bangladesh and Tajikistan, while India is in sixth place, according to the 8th World Air Quality Report.The 2025 edition of the report, published by IQAir, a Swiss air quality technology company, is based on...

New Delhi, March 24 India ranks sixth in terms of fine particulate matter pollution, a major air pollutant, while Loni, Uttar Pradesh, is the most polluted city globally, according to the 2025 World Air Quality Report. Delhi is fourth.The report, compiled by IQAir, a Swiss air quality...

Islamabad, March 24: Pakistan has been ranked as the world's most polluted nation in 2025, with concentrations of hazardous fine particles known as PM2.5 up to 13 times higher than the recommended World Health Organization (WHO) level, a research revealed on Tuesday, according to local media...

New Delhi, March 23 According to the 2025-26 Economic Survey presented in the Delhi Assembly by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Monday, the number of landfill fires in Delhi dropped to zero in 2025, compared to 159 in 2017.The survey stated that a detailed protocol is now in place for...

New Delhi, March 23 Delhi recorded the lowest annual average of particulate matter PM2.5 and PM10 in 2025, excluding the year of the Covid pandemic, i.e., 2020, according to the economic survey of 2025-26 presented in the Delhi Assembly by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Monday.The report, which...

New Delhi, March 21 The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has intensified efforts to expedite the construction of the Tehkhand construction and demolition (C&D) waste processing plant to address the issue of debris in the city. A deadline of December 2026 has been set for its completion...

New Delhi, March 20 The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) - Delhi is studying the links between exposure to air pollution, particularly fine particulate matter 2.5, and the risk of developing lung cancer.The AIRCARE study, which the institution claims is the first of its kind, is...

New Delhi, March 20 – Delhi woke up to light rain and breezy weather on Friday morning, with the minimum temperature settling at 16 degrees Celsius, 0.5 degrees below normal, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).The weather office has issued a yellow alert for the city. "Very...

New Delhi, March 19 More than 13.5 million deaths due to air pollution could be avoided by 2050 under climate action that limits global warming to 2 degrees Celsius, primarily in low and middle-income countries, according to a new study.Researchers, including those from The University of Texas...

New Delhi, March 18 The Delhi Pollution Control Committee has issued closure notices to 93 industrial units in the Hyderpur Redevelopment area, reportedly for operating without the necessary permits, officials said on Wednesday.This move is part of an enforcement campaign to curb industrial...

New Delhi, March 18 The CAQM decided on Wednesday against imposing GRAP-1 restrictions in Delhi-NCR despite the air quality breaching the 200-mark, officials said.All restrictions imposed in Delhi-NCR under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) were revoked on Monday after a significant...

Mumbai, March 18 The Maharashtra Legislative Assembly on Wednesday unanimously passed a bill aimed at curbing rising air pollution by increasing environmental tax on old and polluting vehicles.The Maharashtra Motor Vehicles Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2026, was intended to balance environmental...

New Delhi, March 17 – Delhi experienced a notable improvement in air quality on Tuesday, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) falling into the 'satisfactory' and 'moderate' categories at several monitoring stations. In light of this significant improvement, all restrictions under the Graded Response...

New Delhi, March 16 The World Bank signed an agreement on Monday to provide a loan of approximately USD 300 million to Uttar Pradesh for a clean air transition project.This loan will support the Uttar Pradesh government's Clean Air Plan, which focuses on integrated solutions to improve the...

New Delhi, March 16 All restrictions imposed in the Delhi-NCR region under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) have been lifted following a significant improvement in air quality, officials said on Monday.The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) said that due to favorable weather...