Environment

Delhi: Air quality improves to 'moderate'

New Delhi [India], Nov 27 (ANI): The air quality in some of the areas of the national capital have improved to the moderate category while some regions still remain engulfed in the poor air quality.

2019-11-27T03:39:06.865037+00:00 IST

Air quality in Noida, Greater Noida remains 'poor': CPCB

Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Nov 26 (ANI): The air quality of Noida and Greater Noida on Tuesday remained in the 'poor' category for the second consecutive day with Air Quality Index (AQI) docking at 270 and 271, said Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).

2019-11-26T08:10:55.875339+00:00 IST

Delhi: Air quality remains 'poor' despite early morning drizzle

New Delhi [India], Nov 26 (ANI): The air quality of Delhi on Tuesday remained in the 'poor' category for the second consecutive day with overall Air Quality Index (AQI) at 242 with PM10 at 157 and PM2.5 at 70 at 9 am, said System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR).

2019-11-26T04:54:35.275872+00:00 IST

Thunderstorm with lightning likely to occur in J&K, Himachal Pradesh: IMD

New Delhi [India], Nov 26 (ANI): Due to the prevalence of Western Disturbance as a trough, thunderstorm accompanied with lightning is very likely over Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab and Haryana on Tuesday and Wednesday (November 26 and 27), according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

2019-11-26T03:55:44.892745+00:00 IST

Delhi air quality shows slight improvement with overall AQI at 239 on Sunday

New Delhi [India], Nov 24 (ANI): Delhi gasped for breath on yet another day as the Air Quality Index (AQI) was in the 'poor' category, even though it recorded a slight improvement on Sunday.

2019-11-24T04:01:53.475425+00:00 IST

Drawing contest held in Shimla to educate masses about Indian Constitution, environment issues

Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], Nov 23 (ANI): A painting competition was organised in Shimla, the Queen of Hills, to create awareness amongst youngsters about the environment, the Indian Constitution and the menace of drugs.

2019-11-23T06:24:00.200902+00:00 IST

Delhi gasps for breath, AQI remains in 'very poor' category

New Delhi [India], Nov 23 (ANI): People residing in the national capital were breathing polluted air for the third consecutive day on Saturday with overall AQI at 326, which falls in the 'very poor' category, at 9 in the morning.

2019-11-23T04:21:48.361600+00:00 IST

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Will take less time to reduce air pollution in Delhi than China did in Beijing: Javadekar

New Delhi [India], Nov 22 (ANI): Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar in his address on Friday to Lok Sabha expressed confidence that the government will take less time to reduce air pollution in Delhi than China took to do so in Beijing.

2019-11-22T11:24:28.279520+00:00 IST

Environment

Coimbatore municipal corporation uses robots to end manual scavenging

Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], Nov 22 (ANI): In a bid to eliminate manual scavenging in Coimbatore, the municipal corporation is now taking the help of robots to clean the clogged drains of the city.

2019-11-22T07:55:09.879703+00:00 IST

Environment

Ghaziabad chokes as AQI plunges to 'severe' again

New Delhi [India], Nov 22 (ANI): The level of air pollution in Ghaziabad on Friday took a turn for the worse with the Air Quality Index (AQI) at 414, which falls in the 'severe' category, said Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).

2019-11-22T04:26:24.571995+00:00 IST

Environment

Stubble burning issue: 81 FIRs filed against defaulting Bareilly farmers

Bareilly (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Nov 21 (ANI): In a drive to contain stubble burning amid worsening levels of air pollution, Bareilly administration has registered 81 FIR's against the erring farmers indulging in the prohibited practice.

2019-11-21T04:28:25.182081+00:00 IST

Environment

'Very poor' air quality leaves Delhi gasping for breath, AQI likely to fall into 'Severe' category

New Delhi [India], Nov 21 (ANI): The air quality in Delhi and its adjoining areas such as Gurugram, Noida, Ghaziabad and Faridabad again plunged to 'very poor' category on Thursday and is expected to fall into 'severe' category by tomorrow, said System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR).

2019-11-21T04:19:50.502023+00:00 IST

Environment

Metal pollution poses new danger to corals in warming oceans: Study

Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 20 (ANI): Agricultural runoff, especially the metal copper and marine plant leaching from boat hulls pose as an emerging threat to Coral Sea fans in the waters around Puerto Rico.

2019-11-20T09:41:58.174524+00:00 IST

Environment

Delhi: Parliamentary panel to meet at 3 pm today over environment issue

New Delhi [India], Nov 20 (ANI): A meeting of Parliamentary panel on urban development will be held on Wednesday over the issue of the environment.

2019-11-20T07:20:47.561748+00:00 IST

Environment

Air pollution crisis: Noida continues to struggle with toxic air

Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Nov 20 (ANI): Noida and its adjoining areas continued to suffer poor air quality which has been oscillating between 'Poor' and 'Severe' category for the past couple of weeks.

2019-11-20T06:02:13.445411+00:00 IST

Environment

Air quality in Delhi back to 'Very Poor'

New Delhi [India], Nov 20 (ANI): After "poor" air quality on Tuesday, the air quality in the national capital again deteriorated into the "very poor" category in most places in the region on Wednesday.

2019-11-20T03:09:35.639850+00:00 IST

Environment

A century later, plant biodiversity struggles in wake of agricultural abandonment: Study

Washington D.C [USA], Nov 19 (ANI): Decades after farmland was abandoned, plant biodiversity and productivity struggle to recover, according to new research.

2019-11-19T14:59:25.005335+00:00 IST

Environment

Climate change could double greenhouse gas emissions from freshwater lakes: Study

Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 19 (ANI): Every drop of freshwater contains thousands of different organic molecules that have previously gone unnoticed. By measuring the diversity of these molecules and how they interact with the environment around them, research has revealed an invisible world that affects the functioning of freshwater ecosystems and can contribute to greenhouse gas emissions.

2019-11-19T13:54:02.477090+00:00 IST

Environment

Leonardo DiCaprio shows concern over alarming air pollution levels in India

New Delhi [India], Nov 19 (ANI): 'Titanic' actor and environmentalist Leonardo DiCaprio raised concerns over the alarming issue of air pollution in Delhi and other places.

2019-11-19T09:21:44.879191+00:00 IST

Environment

Air quality improves slightly in Delhi, SAFAR says relief temporary

New Delhi [India], Nov 19 (ANI): After days of 'severe' and 'very poor' air quality, Delhi and its nearby areas witnessed a change with AQI improving to the 'poor' category in the morning on Tuesday.

2019-11-19T04:45:31.459980+00:00 IST

Environment

India will lead world in combating challenges of poverty, terrorism and climate change: Piyush Goyal

Chandigarh [India], Nov 16 (ANI): Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday spoke on India's initiatives on combating environment challenges along with fulfilling the growing needs of the population, saying, "One must have a very delicate balance between the environment and the very needs of society and progress, particularly poverty alleviation."

2019-11-16T11:12:34.852451+00:00 IST