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Poor Air Quality Is A Nationwide Problem With No State-Specific Solutions

Sayani ChakrabortyDecember 12, 20220

There is a common misconception that India's air pollution problem is limited to the seven states spanning from Punjab in the northwest to West Bengal in the southeast, which make up the Indo-Gangetic Plain (IGP) airshed. This was debunked by the report. Recent air quality index values in Mumbai and Chennai, two coastal metros, were worse than those in Delhi. All in all, it's a worrying situation. Of the 50 most polluted cities in the world, 35 are in India, according to the latest World Air Quality Report. The negative impacts of poor air quality on public health are widespread. According to the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019, air pollution was responsible for 18% of fatalities in India in 2019. The cost to the economy was 1.36 percent of GDP. Within India, the poorest states ...

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Centre Enacts New Regulations In An Effort To Reduce Air Pollution

Sayani ChakrabortyNovember 4, 20220

The Union government has implemented the fourth stage of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) to combat the pollution, with the air quality in Delhi continuing in the "severe" category and climatic conditions anticipated to worsen it further in the coming days. SAFAR reports that on November 3rd, 34% of the fine particulate matter (PM2.5) levels in Delhi were caused by stubble fires. PM2.5 is an atmospheric pollutant released during construction and fossil fuel burning. This is the highest level we've seen all year. However, that's not the end of the bad news; the forecast for the following few days is bleak as well. The government's air quality warning systems have issued a "serious" alert, and it's expected to last until November 5. Delhi's Air Quality Index (AQI) remained...

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Indoor Air Pollution Contributes 52% To Overall Pollution Levels In India: Survey

Arpita SarkarJuly 27, 20220

A United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP) study (2018), reveals that indoor air pollution may contribute to between 22 and 52% of India's overall pollution levels. The report suggests that indoor emissions need to be reduced to improve air quality. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 4 million people die every year from pneumonia and other diseases caused by indoor air pollution. The report said, "A number of studies indicate that reducing emissions from household cooking and heating may be required to substantially improve ambient air quality in some parts of Asia and the Pacific." Environmental air pollution and indoor air pollution are linked to each other as people spend about 90% of their time indoors. According to the State of Global Air Report 2019, in In...

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Dealing With Particle Contamination Leads To An Increase In Photochemical Smog: Research

Arpita SarkarJuly 8, 20220

Researchers at York University have discovered why reducing particulate pollution is actually increasing surface ozone pollution in some emerging economies, which is negatively affecting health, the ecosystem and agriculture. The results, published in Nature Geoscience, challenge established methods for tackling air pollution, the researchers say. Surface ozone is the main component of "fog" and is formed by chemical reactions between nitrogen oxides (NOx) and volatile organic compounds (VOC). It occurs when pollutants emitted by cars, power plants, industrial boilers, refineries, chemical plants, and other sources react to the presence of sunlight. In the last decade, when countries like China have improved air quality by reducing particulate pollution - which comes from coal, s...

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Pollution Will Reduce Life Expectancy Of Indians By 5 Years: Report

Arpita SarkarJune 15, 20220

It has been reported that air pollution can reduce the life expectancy of Indians by about five years. That's according to the latest report from the Air Quality Life Index (AQLI) of the Institute of Energy Policy at the University of Chicago. It is said that Delhi is the most polluted city in the country. Pollution can reduce life expectancy there by 10.1 years. On the other hand, 97.3 percent of the world's lives are at risk due to air pollution. The report is based on data from 2020. It said that 63% of Indians live in areas where air pollution is above national standards (40 micrograms per cubic meter). According to the report, India is second only to Bangladesh (65.6 micrograms / cubic meter, the life expectancy of citizens could be reduced to 7.9 years) in the list of the world's ...

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Pollution Through Plastic Is Immense: Check Out How Different Countries Are Tackling With It!

Pooja YadavJune 1, 20220

An average European uses almost 200 throwaway plastic bags a year. Almost 1,000,000 heaps of plastic bags are produced within the European Union. Europe’s lawmakers are searching for alternatives to using plastic and reducing the waste and litter that comes with them. Many countries round the world are fighting against the use of plastic bags. In some countries, for example, China or African country, very thin plastic bags are banned. They choke the sewers. Last year, Italy banned plastic bags that don't seem to be made out of organic substances. Some countries have prohibited the utilization of plastic bags altogether. Within the US, however, there's no real regulation and a few supermarkets offer them while others don’t. In Ireland, the government introduced a 15-cent surcha...

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Pollution Kills 24 Lakhs People Every Year In India: Lancet Planetary Health Journal

Arpita SarkarMay 19, 20220

India tops the world on the pollution map. Every year at least 24 lakh people are dying in India due to pollution from the air, water, organic and industrial wastes, vehicles, etc.! Second, on the list of pollution in China, the number of annual deaths is 22 million. This has been reported in a recent international study on pollution. A pollution report published in The Lancet Planetary Health Journal, as a result of pollution, at least 9 million people worldwide die each year. America is in seventh place on that list. More than 1 lakh 12 thousand people die every year due to pollution there. The death toll from pollution has risen by more than 55 percent in the two decades since 2000, according to the study. Philip Landrigan, a member of the survey team and director of the Globa...

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River Ganges And Its Journey From Being Sacred To Losing Its Sanctity

Pooja YadavMay 2, 20220

The river Ganges is one of the foremost sacred places in all of India. Stretching from high within the Himalayas down into the Bay of Bengal, the Ganges provides water for over 500 million people while being ranked fifth as the foremost polluted river in the world. Not only does the river supply water for half a billion people, but it is also used and relied on for spiritual purposes. Hindus everywhere in India cleanse themselves and drink out of the Ganges' water. However, taking baths and drinking aren't the sole things the Ganges provides for. Animal waste, industrial waste, sewage, and human remains flow all throughout the river, causing the Ganges to become more and more polluted each day. The Ganges River is now plagued with deadly bacteria that may resist some varieties...

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Is It Time To Tackle Pollution In River Yamuna Seriously For A Sustainable Future?

Pooja YadavApril 29, 20220

Yamuna river is one in every of the foremost sacred rivers in India, yet many of us don't visit it thanks to its status jointly of the foremost polluted rivers in India. The densely populated areas of Delhi, province, and plenty of other towns and villages surround the river, where it eventually meets with the Ganges. Not only general population had dumped wastages and garbage into the water, but so did industrial buildings and factories. Detergent, chemical waste, trash, and more is found within the Yamuna, despite the government’s efforts in trying to prevent it. In the 1990’s, the Indian national government tried to revert a number of the damage done to the Yamuna and started implementing the Yamuna Action Plan. This was a project that truly was helped by Japan, partly redu...

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“A Swiss Organisation IQAir Prepares The Report On World Air Quality”-Know The Highlights Of The Reports…

Pooja YadavMarch 24, 20220

In 2021, pollution continued to achieve unhealthy levels in line with a report on World Air Quality which was prepared by ”IQAir” a swiss organization. Also, for the fourth year running, capital of India remained to be the foremost polluted capital city within the world. 35 Indian cities are listed by the index under the worst air quality tag for 2021. Bhiwadi, Rajasthan topped this list and was followed Ghaziabad, province. From state, 14 other cities have also been included during this list and that they are Ghaziabad, Lucknow, Meerut, Kanpur, Amroha, Agra, Varanasi, Jaunpur, Greater Noida, and Noida. These cities exceeded the PM2.5 limit of 0-5 µg/m³ by quite 10 to fifteen times. According to this report, not one country from round the globe managed to satisfy the air quality st...

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Delhi As Most Polluted City In World, 35 Of 50 Such Cities In India: UN

Gunjan ChaudharyMarch 22, 20220

The United Nations (UN) has released a report about how much pollution there is in Delhi. The UN Environment Protection Agency released the air quality rankings of worldwide cities on Tuesday. In this report, Delhi has been described as the world's most polluted city. Of the total 50 worst quality cities in this published report, 35 are from India. The World Air Quality Report that was released on Tuesday, not a single city in India has met the WHO standards. Delhi (85.5) has been placed as the most polluted city in the Air Quality Ranking. It is followed by Dhaka (78.1), the capital of Bangladesh, and An Jamena (77.6), the capital of Chad, at number three. The 2021 Global Air Quality Report included data from 6475 cities in 117 countries. In this report, 20 to 35% of urban PM 2.5 po...

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Delhi Tops In Adding Plastic Waste To Environment In India: CSE’s Report

Sonia SolankiMarch 7, 20220

Delhi tops the list in plastic waste generation across the country. This information is by the CSE (Centre for Science and Environment) in their latest report titled 'State of India's Environment 2022'. Delhi generates 689.8 tonnes of plastic in a single day. CSE is an NGO that calculates the data provided by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). According to the data analysis, India produces a huge amount of plastic waste, 25,940 tonnes of plastic waste every day. Plastic waste is a major issue, especially in metropolitan cities like Chennai, Kolkata,  Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad and others. The amount of wastage is increasing at a high rate too due to many factors. Like the growing population, Increasing consumption of packed foods and items, plastic packaging is ...

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