All posts tagged "Pollution"

WEF 2018: India Ranked Fourth Worst In Tackling Pollution Hazard In EPI

The latest global Environmental Performance Index (EPI), released at the World Economic Forum (WEF) at Davos, ranks India fourth from bottom – 177th  in a list...

Bengaluru’s Largest Lake Bellandur Goes Up In Flames Again As Pollution Goes Unchecked

A water body going up in flames may seem unusual, but it is becoming a regular occurrence at  Bellandur lake of Bengaluru, Karnataka. On Friday, January...

Delhi fog: Low visibility results in delays, diversions of flights at IGI airport

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Flight operations resumed after 10 am as flights started landing and take-offs resumed after 11:30 am. Thick fog and low visibility hit the normalcy in flight...

Delhi children grow up with smaller lungs due to pollution, says study

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Children growing up in polluted environments of Delhi have reduced lung growth compared to the children in developed countries like the US, a study published in...

NGT refuses to exempt women and two wheelers from Odd-Even, orders old diesel vehicles off road

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]While pollution in the region reduced somewhat on Tuesday, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) refused to allow exemption to women and two-wheelers from odd-even traffic scheme...

On-off Odd-Even: Delhi Govt calls off odd-even traffic scheme, says will move NGT for review

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Delhi govt wants women drivers to be exempted, citing safety concerns After getting a go-ahead for the odd-even traffic scheme from National Green Tribunal (NGT),...

“It’s a public health emergency, do not politicise it”

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Mudda talking heads hunt for solution to Delhi air pollution crisis, puts it down to policy failure and call for greater use of public transport Since...

APN Special Report on “जानलेवा जनसँख्या”

Should India ban asbestos?

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Cancer caused by merely inhaling an asbestos fibre is looming like an epidemic in developing countries, including India. By Rashme Sehgal White Asbestos, also known...