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Cities in Southern India are reeling under severe air quality, need urgent intervention: Greenpeace India
Bengaluru, 27 January: A latest report by Greenpeace India, analysing the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)’s data from ten major cities of Southern India reveals that average pollution levels in…
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Bustling Through The City
This report brings together the key insights from the public bus users in Delhi- about the experiences and challenges they are facing while commuting in the city. The insights indicate…
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People and planet over fossil fuel economies need support to meet climate commitments
An investigation by Unearthed just a few days ahead of the COP26 summit in Glasgow has revealed that a small clutch of nations
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CPCB must improvise National Ambient Air Quality Standards in sync with updated WHO guidelines: Greenpeace India
New Delhi, 22 September: Today the World Health Organization (WHO) updated its air quality guidelines for the first time in 15 years. The new guidelines clearly provide evidence of the…
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WHO strengthens air quality guidelines: Greenpeace response
22 September, 2021 – Today the World Health Organization (WHO) updated its air quality guidelines for the first time in 15 years. In 2020, air pollution in most of the…
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IPCC report signals decisive moment for humanity, Bold and strong climate action needed: Greenpeace India
IPCC reports have been telling us what is happening to the planet due to the human induced climate crisis.
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Behind the Smokescreen: Regeneration should be a norm and not an incident
Nitrogen dioxide (NO2), one of the most harmful pollutants in our air, is increasing tremendously and posing risks to biodiversity.
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The national capital Delhi witnesses an unprecedented spike of 125% in NO2 pollution
Delhi observed the most dramatic increase among all the eight Indian cities studied - Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai, Kolkata, Jaipur and Lucknow
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The national capital Delhi witnesses an unprecedented spike of 125% in NO2 pollution
This report analyze satellite observations of the air pollutant nitrogen dioxide (NO2) in the 8 capitals of Indian states or union territories with more than 2 million inhabitants in the 2011 census of India (Census of India 2011). The report reveals that levels of toxic NO2 air pollution have rebounded in 8 Indian state capitals one year after initial Covid-19 lockdowns went into effect
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22 out of 30 most polluted cities in the world belong to India, Delhi shows marginal improvement: IQAir
Indian cities have shown an overall improvement of 63% over 2019 average