Scientists Seek Global Action On Reactive Nitrogen

Scientists Seek Global Action On Reactive Nitrogen

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Around 200 scientists from 44 countries have called upon the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to take global level action on reactive nitrogen and address the crisis being caused by the unregulated release of nitrogen across the world
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Here Is a Solution for Crop Residue Burning Problem

Here Is a Solution for Crop Residue Burning Problem

A new study has found that farmers in north India can not only help reduce air pollution but also improve the productivity of their soil and earn more profits if they stop burning their crop residue and instead adopted the concept of no-till farming

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The Conundrum of Climate Change - Dr. Pao Kuan Wang

The Conundrum of Climate Change – Dr. Pao Kuan Wang

Dr. Pao Kuan Wang, Director and Distinguished Research Fellow from the Research Center for Environmental Changes at Academia Sinica tackles the ever-important Climate change debate

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New Study Says Haze May Be Contributing to Warming in South Asia

Haze May Be Contributing to Warming in South Asia

A new study by an international group of researchers has found that the composition of a class of carbon-carrying aerosols in the haze changes as it travels from above the landmass to the oceans.

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UK to Support Nitrogen Research in India

UK to Support Nitrogen Research in India

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Nitrogen pollution is an emerging environmental problem linked with air pollution, biodiversity loss, pollution of rivers and seas and ozone depletion. The British government has announced a research project to study nitrogen pollution in India and South Asia
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Air Pollution Killing More People Than Tobacco

Air Pollution Killing More People Than Tobacco

One in every eight deaths in India is attributable to air pollution in India, making it a leading risk factor for death in the country. This makes air pollution a bigger contributor to the disease burden than tobacco, according to a new study released on Thursday.

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Use Your Phone Camera for Real-Time Pollution Check

Use Your Phone Camera for Real-Time Pollution Check

The app, Air Cognizer, uses camera images to estimate air pollution level in the vicinity. The idea has won its developer an award by the US-based Marconi Society.

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New Device Developed To Tackle Pollution in High Traffic Zones

New Device Developed To Tackle Pollution in High Traffic Zones

The National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Nagpur-based laboratory of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, has developed a device to address air pollution at high traffic zones like traffic intersections and parking areas

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How Air Pollution Is Adding to India’s Diabetes Burden

How Air Pollution Is Adding to India’s Diabetes Burden

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A new study by epidemiologists from America, published in The Lancet Planetary Health, has reported that PM2.5 also impacts the disease burden of diabetes
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Odd-Even Scheme Had Little Impact on Air Pollution

Odd-Even Scheme Had Little Impact on Air Pollution

`Odd-Even Scheme’ - implemented in Delhi from January 1 to 15, 2016, found that there was hardly any impact on the characteristics and concentration of major air pollutants - particulate matter 2.5 (PM 2.5) and black carbon.

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Deciduous Trees with Compound Leaves More Tolerant to Air Pollution

Degrading air quality in metro cities is a matter of concern for public health. Massive tree plantation drives are often conducted in order to provide oxygen to choking cities.

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Massive Exercise Underway To Map Air Pollution Sources in the Indian Capital

Massive Exercise Underway To Map Air Pollution Sources in the Indian Capital

A group of scientists and students are braving heat and dust this summer in the national capital to map all possible sources of air pollution so that by winter this year we can get a fair idea of different sources of pollution in the city.

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Ozone Pollution Can Damage Wheat Crop

Ozone Pollution Can Damage Wheat Crop

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Air pollution is not only injurious to human health but also to plant life. Scientists from Banaras Hindu University (BHU) have found that most wheat cultivars developed after the year 2000 are more sensitive to damage due to ozone, a byproduct of air pollution.
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New Study Shows That Delhi’s Odd-Even Scheme Led to Increase in Emissions

New Study Shows That Delhi’s Odd-Even Scheme Led to Increase in Emissions

There seems to be no early end to the debate on whether the odd-even scheme implemented by Delhi Government in January 2016 was a success or not.

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A London Based Startup Is Tackling the Indoor Air Pollution With Innovative Material Science

Airlite is a start-up which has developed unique products to tackle the indoor air pollution as well as in the small public areas. They have basically designed a paint which is VOC (Volatile organic compounds) free, made from natural materials and which reduces the air pollution by neutralizing pollutants like nitrogen oxide and nitrogen dioxide. 

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