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Delhi’s Air: All You Need to Know About Anti-Pollution Masks

The Wire Staff 05/11/2018

As air pollution in Delhi reaches hazardous levels, residents...

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Delhi’s Air Pollution Level Rises Sharply Ahead of Diwali, Thick Haze Engulfs City

On Monday, the PM2.5 (particles in the air with...

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Infinite in All Directions: Sokal Squared, Sex and Gender, Life as a Jellyfish

Vasudevan Mukunth 03/11/2018

It has escaped mainstream attention that the Sokal Squared...

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India Tops Global Chart of Pollution-Related Child Deaths

The Wire Staff 29/10/2018

According to the WHO, the deaths of about 60,000...

A view of Yamuna river as smog and air pollution continue to be above hazardous levels, in New Delhi, Monday, Oct 22, 2018. The Central Pollution Control Board recorded the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) of Delhi at 292, while the Centre-run System of Air Quality Forecasting and Research reported an AQI of 318, which falls in the very poor category. Credit: PTI

Five Areas of NCR Record Severe Air Pollution as Delhi Continues to Choke

The Central Pollution Control Board recorded the overall air...

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NGT Green Lights Pragati Maidan Redevelopment Even Without Statutory Clearances

Nitin Sethi 26/10/2018

The tribunal has left it to the erring authorities...

A traffic jam in New Delhi. Vehicular emissions are a big source of Delhi's air pollution. Credit: lingaraj/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

The Updated National Clean Air Programme Is Effectively Blind

Sanjana Manaktala and Abhinav Verma 06/09/2018

Quantitative national targets that featured in the draft concept...