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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…
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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
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1800 deaths per million estimated due to PM2.5 air pollution in Delhi, reveals a new finding by Greenpeace and IQAir
According to a Greenpeace Southeast Asia analysis of IQAir data from a live Cost Estimator [1] [2] and uses live air quality data collected
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Union Budget 2021-22: A few welcomes and a major misses at climate and agriculture front
Greenpeace campaigners share what they feel about the union budget 2021-22
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TOP SO2 EMITTER, INDIA REGISTERS 4-YR DIP IN EMISSIONS: GREENPEACE INDIA
For the first time in four years India’s sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions recorded a significant decline of approximately 6% in 2019 compared to 2018
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Ranking the World’s Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) Hotspots: 2019-2020
India emitted 21% of global anthropogenic (human-made) SO2 emission, nearly double that of second-ranked global emitter,
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Locating youth in India – understanding them, their dreams, aspirations and possibilities
Speakers stresses that pandemic must be a reminder for the society and policymakers to design policies and adopt sustainable lifestyles that together moves us towards better
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Despite a strict lockdown, Delhi’s economy estimated to lose 5.8% of the city’s annual GDP due to air pollution in the first half-year
(Research shows that long-term air pollution exposure increases the risk of severe COVID-19 infections and death)
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Significant reduction observed in PM2.5 and NO2 in the three major south Indian cities
(According to Greenpeace’s analysis, in Hyderabad and Bangalore, the NO2 concentration has reduced by more than half) Bangalore, 27th May: A new analysis of CPCB data reveals a large scale…