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Smoke rises from chimney of a garbage processing plant on the outskirts of Chandigarh

Why We Need to Look Beyond City Limits for Clean Air in Indian Cities

Sarath Guttikunda 15/07/2020

Delhi and Mumbai are classic examples of big cities...

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European Lockdowns Could Avert 11,300 Air Pollution Deaths: Report

Kate Abnett 30/04/2020

Researchers extrapolated the likely impact on diseases caused or...

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Why Isn’t Science Part of the Fight Against Air Pollution in India?

Sarath Guttikunda 07/03/2020

Why does the gap between objective, science-based air pollution...

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Tuticorin Air Quality Improves Noticeably After Sterlite Closure: TNPCB Data

Nityanand Jayaraman 11/12/2019

Any air pollution monitor that does not record a...

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To Clean Its Air, There Are Miles to Go Before Delhi Can Sleep

Mani Bhushan Jha, Ajay Singh Nagpure, Bhavay Sharma and Nitya Kaushik 26/10/2019

For all its progressive measures, the annual average air...

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Delhi: Task Force Recommends Ban on Construction During Night for Five Days

The city's air quality plunged to a 'very poor'...

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Modi Government Launches National Clean Air Programme With Focus on 102 Cities

The Wire Staff 11/01/2019

The project has a budget of Rs 300 crore...