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Decoding new WHO air quality guidelines for India

Clean air is essential for sustainable development. Every year, millions of people die globally because of exposure to air pollution, and hence, air pollution is considered one of the top health risk factors.

Environmental Rating of Coal-Based Thermal Power Plants

Studies point out that despite the Government of India’s renewable energy target of 450 GW by 2030, electricity generation from coal-based thermal power plants (TPPs) will still be more than half of the total supply

Applications of LCS in air quality management

Air pollution monitoring is the first step towards effective air pollution management. In India, fine particulate matter (PM2.5) is one of the most relevant pollutants

Mitigation of Air pollution in the national capital

Air pollution is among the leading risk factors for human health in India. The magnitude of air pollution is massive all over the country covering both Urban-Rural areas.

Need for the indoor Air quality standards

Air Pollution is a public health emergency and this fact is of common knowledge for considerable time. However, the term ‘Air Pollution’ in common discourse is largely associated with Ambient Air Quality i.e., outdoor air

Rethinking Clean Air planning in a post-pandemic world

India’s coronavirus lockdown shut factories, kept vehicles off the roads, caused power demand to plummet, and reduced particulate levels in cities by 20-50 per cent early last year. Temporary improvements in air quality during the pandemic

To Accelerate India's Clean Air Mission

India embarked on a journey to reduce the staggering health burden attributable to air pollution. Despite series of policies and programs announced in recent years, the impact is not discernible. The following five-point agenda would accelerate India’s progress towards cleaner air.

Treat air pollution as a health problem

The unprecedented COVID pandemic has shown that every citizen willingly contributes to the fight against a problem that not only has a direct consequence on our health, but the impact is visible.

Looming Ozone threat in India Should non-attainment

According to the US EPA, an area is termed as ‘non-attainment area’ if air quality exceeds the national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS). An area can be in the list of ‘nonattainment’ for a regulated pollutant and might not be for others.

And now, some clean air business

The Covid-19 pandemic is a disaster of epic proportions that hit the world in 2020. There has been a silver lining, though: the air pollution levels, primarily due to the reduced vehicular, industrial and other human activities.

Is pollution deliberate ?

To solve the problem of pollution and climate change, we must understand our role in it. How does our economy affect pollution? What is the scale at which we need action? Any action done consciously is deliberate.

Air quality improvement Managing Sources

With the withdrawal of the summer monsoon season, everyone gets concerned about the air quality,particularly in Delhi-NCR. So what happens around the beginning of October that starts deteriorating air quality?

The Myth of Smog Towers

Under stressful times, there is often a strong desire, both social and political, to search for solutions driven by public perception instead of good science. Covid-19 times have seen quite a few examples of such ineffective prescriptions. Smog Towers being advertised as a vaccination for ambient or outdoor air pollution at the scale of a city or a community

Airshed Delineation & Management

Air quality of an area is a result of complex interrelations between various factors such as types & quantity of emissions, sources & intensity of activities, chemical & atmospheric transformations, enforcement and most importantly, local meteorology & geographical conditions, which often aggravates or conciliates the resultant.