PM2.5

A policewoman wears a mask to protect herself from air pollution at a junction during restrictions on private vehicles based on registration plates on a smoggy morning in New Delhi

What India’s Women Need To Fight the Gendered Threat of Air Pollution

Saumya Kalia 27/09/2022

The answer is as obvious as its implementation has...

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Air Pollution Can Cause Lung Cancer in Non-Smokers

Amrit B.L.S. 15/09/2022

The lead investigator of the study said that the...

A policewoman wears a mask to protect herself from air pollution at a junction during restrictions on private vehicles based on registration plates on a smoggy morning in New Delhi

For Fourth Year in a Row, New Delhi Is Capital City With Worst Air

Aathira Perinchery 22/03/2022

India is also one of the top five countries...

A woman crosses railway tracks as a goods train passes by, on a smoggy day in New Delhi

No Country Met WHO Air Quality Standards in 2021, Data Shows

David Stanway 22/03/2022

The WHO recommends that average annual readings of PM2.5...

Metro train passes through the Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Center as it approaches Rithala metro station on a smoggy morning in Delhi

Thick, Toxic Smog Envelopes Delhi as Temperature and Wind Speed Drop

Mayank Bhardwaj and Neha Arora 12/11/2021

"This is becoming a nightmare."

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New Report Zeroes in on the Grim Cost of India’s Fondness for Coal Power

The Wire Staff 30/09/2021

According to the report, Kolkata is expected to have...

Commuters make their way amidst smog on a flyover in New Delhi

WHO Announces Revised Air Quality Limits. Will the New Numbers Save the Day?

Dharmesh Shah 22/09/2021

The much awaited 2021 guidelines reduce the 'acceptable' annual...