Delhi is located at an elevation of 216 m above Main Sea Level (MSL) within the Indo-Gangetic alluvial plains (Sahay, 2018). The city has semi-arid climatic conditions and is distinguished by four distinct seasons: summer (March–May); monsoon (June–August); post-monsoon (September–...
Air pollution accumulating within Deoli sees many causes that are not significantly different than that of many other cities and states throughout India. As with all cities, there is a rapidly growing population (although not as significant in cities such as Deoli when compared to New Delhi and...
Approximately 85% of the total pollution in the river is caused by domestic sources. This domestic pollution is mainly caused by urban centers, and the major urban centers dumping domestic waste into the Yamuna river are Panipat, Sonepat, Delhi, Ghaziabad, Mathura-Vrindavan, Agra, Etawah, and...
It center lies at 6°31′0″ North, 3°6′0″ East (www.gomapper.com) and it has an elevation of 37 meters above sea level. The industrial areas are made up of 41.55% (188.289 hectares) of the whole estate18. The location and accessibility of Agbara Estate makes the transportation ...
In the stratosphere (upper atmosphere), a band of ozone ("the ozone layer") protects us by screening out harmful ultraviolet radiation (high-energy blue light) beaming down from the Sun. At ground level, it's a toxic pollutant that can damage health. It forms when sunlight strikes a ...
Such a phenomenon could be used to explain the abnormal increase in air pollutants in Beijing70 and Delhi71. The blue diamond in Fig. 5b indicates that the Spring Festival also affected people's commuting function. Usually, the usage of public transport remaining the same level in the ...
It makes sense to check the weather and traffic before leaving home. But there’s information we don’t usually check that could be just as important, if not more so. What if this is what you heard in the morning: ANNOUNCER: The level of particulate matter in the air today is above ...
Today I’m going to talk about the alarming air pollution levels I experienced in Delhi. It was during winters last year when I visited Delhi to see my aunt after so long. Delhi had changed a lot since my last visit. I was shocked to see smog all around the place that even the air...
in from other districts of Delhi, particularly when larger amounts of soot and haze have accumulated, due to the many different polluting activities taking place. Some of these activities include the burning of crops, or stubble burning as it is more commonly referred to as in India, although...
The Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) estimates that food production must rise by 70% to meet the demands of an additional 2.3