Suffocating Kolkata

Air pollution has put the city of joy on top of the lung cancer map in the country

Instant threat

Particulate matter immediately affects lungs and heart

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Air pollution affects rainfall in Indian Ocean region

Pollution has reduced rainfall in south Asia

Plasma process to treat US chemical waste

CPCB issues draft guideline for cement sector to reduce fugitive emissions

Scalding waste

Playing with waste

Indian Railways' experimentation with eco-friendly toilets

Navi Mumbai airport hanging in air

Environment ministry asks for re-examination of alternative sites

Shell, BP fined for distributing petrol that did not meet US's legal standards

Lungful of poison

Of fixing price for natural gas

Mercedes Benz to pay EPA for failing to disclose defects in air pollution standards

One death from non-communicable diseases every 2 seconds: WHO recommends policies

India had one of the highest death rates from chronic respiratory diseases in 2019

Environment takes back seat: MoEFCC extends SOx compliance deadline again

Non-retiring plants get 2-year extension, retiring plants get till 2027

As told to Parliament (July 18, 2022): Final notification on eco-sensitive areas pending for 8 years

All that was discussed in the House through the day

Industry emissions data incomplete, inaccessible on Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh websites: CPCB

CEMS certification system needed to improve data quality, says board

Lives laid waste

Nutrient paradox

Fertilisers upsetting natural nitrogen, phosphorous flow

Pray before you spray

Household cleaning products cause cardiac diseases

Toxins in the womb

Organic pollutants lead to neural defects, study confirms

Particles in our body

Minute particles have a lethal effect on human health

Clean measures

Kathmandu's growing air pollution forces authorities to enforce strict regulations

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