The trial of “fog cannon” began at Anand Vihar ISBT — one of the pollution hotspots in Delhi — on Monday in an exercise that will be used by the Delhi government to observe the difference in pollution levels, if any. The fog cannon, also dubbed as the ‘anti-smog cannon’, comprises a cylindrical drum with a tank […]
ndia’s emissions of the air pollutant sulphur dioxide increased by 50 per cent since 2007, while China’s fell by 75 per cent, claims a study which found that India is yet to implement emission controls like its neighbour. The study led by researchers at University of Maryland in the US suggests that India is becoming, […]
Indians face greater health risks from air pollution than people living in China, a new study has found. Scientists and doctors working with the Health Effects Institute in Boston studied satellite data and air pollution from 1990 to 2015 in countries around the world and found that air-pollution levels have risen dramatically across northern India […]
