Boston, Apr 8: Living in areas with higher levels of air pollution is associated with an increased risk of death from COVID-19, claims a study conducted in the US. The research is the first to look at the link between long-term exposure to fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) — […]
New Delhi, Nov 30: A blanket of fog enveloped the national capital on Saturday morning with minimum temperature settling at 12 degrees Celsius. A MeT department official that relative humidity was 100 per cent at 8.30 am. The maximum temperature is expected to hover around 24 degrees Celsius, he […]
Greenhouse gases levels in the atmosphere, the main driver of climate change, hit a record high last year, the UN said Monday, calling for action to safeguard “the future welfare of mankind”. “There is no sign of a slowdown, let alone a decline, in greenhouse gas concentration in […]
open view news desk The Hon’ble Supreme Court of India while sensing the urgency and emergency rising out of the worsening conditions of air pollution passed the judgment on 4-11-2019 and directed the State to take immediate measures to stop the menace of air pollution. The viewers can […]
Heavily pregnant Rachel Gokavi spends most days shut away in her New Delhi home, desperate to shield her unborn child from the toxic air blamed for soaring miscarriage rates and infant deaths. At a recent pre-natal class in the Indian capital, Gokavi and other expectant mothers shared their […]
NEW DELHI – When a toxic smog darkened the skies over the Indian capital last weekend and air pollution peaked to its highest levels this year, Nabeela Moinuddin and Fareeda, living on opposite sides of the economic divide, were panic-stricken for their families. Moinuddin corralled her husband, their […]
New Delhi, Nov 9: Delhi’s pollution level remained ‘severe’ for the second day as a thick haze engulfed the national capital, even as the authorities said there was significant improvement in the air quality as compared to Thursday. The overall air quality index (AQI) was recorded at 426 which […]
open view web desk a. Very Severe Cyclonic Storm ‘TITLI’ over south Odisha & neighbourhood Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Titli moved northwestwards and crossed north Andhra Pradesh – south Odisha coasts, near latitude 18.8°N and longitude 84.5°E (near Palasa, Srikakulam District) to the southwest of Gopalpur, as a Very […]
open view web desk German insurance giant Allianz said Friday it would stop insuring coal-fired power plants and mines extracting the fuel, adding that it aims to divest from the sector completely by 2040. “We want to promote the transition to a climate-friendly economy,” said chief executive Oliver […]
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