Living in districts with air pollution from intense crop residue burning (CRB) is a leading risk factor for acute respiratory infection (ARI), especially among children less than five years, in northern India. Additionally, CRB also leads to an estimated economic loss of over USD 30 billion ann...
The causes and consequences of particulate air pollution in urban India: a synthesis of the science. Annual Review of Energy and the Environment 25, 629-684.Kandlikar, M. and Ramachandran, G. (2000) The causes and consequences of particulate air pollu- tion in urban India: a synthesis of ...
Over 2 million Indians lose their life to causes attributed to air pollution. In the urban areas, most of the pollution comes from industry and vehicles, whereas in the rural areas, most comes from the burning of organic material. This material is used as a fuel for the domestic stoves, ...
Over 2 million Indians lose their life to causes attributed to air pollution. In the urban areas, most of the pollution comes from industry and vehicles, whereas in the rural areas, most comes from the burning of organic material. This material is used as a fuel for the domestic stoves, ...
Air pollution is diminishing India's capacity to harness power from the sun, experts say, undermining billions being invested in renewables as the energy-hungry giant emerges as a solar superpower.
We’ve all seen pictures of Chinese cities blanketed in smog, and China’s air pollution has been the world’s worst for years in terms of the number of premature deaths it causes. But it’s now roughly tied with India, and the two countries appear headed in opposite directions, accordin...
The National Ambient Air Quality Standards has noticed a large-scale increase in the levels of pollution in rural areas. This is due to the inadvertent transportation of pollutants out of the city, and vice versa. Poor air quality often causes eye, nose and throat irritation, leads to shortne...
In addition, while severe air pollution has been observed in cities such as Delhi7,9,16,22, we acknowledge that crop residue burning is one of several factors in urban air pollution, rather than necessarily the dominant factor. For example, although agricultural emissions can contribute up to ...
s winter comes to the northern part of India,the air pollution problem is so bad that schools have been closed, and people are being told to stay indoors.One way to measure air pollution is the US Air Quality Index (AQI). It goes from 0 to 500. Zero is “Excellent", 150 is"Unhealt...
The main causes of pollution in Kolkata would be similar to many other states and cities in India, although with differences in what times of the year see their worst spikes in smoke and haze, due to several different factors. Vehicles always play a large role in the ambient year-round pol...