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Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Halt toxic discourse... Our politics is at its nadir!

It appears that India's political leaders have lapped up, quite indiscriminatingly, two Chinese ideas.

10 Jan 2019 12:15 AM IST

People visit India Gate on the first day of the New Year on Monday. (Photo: Pritam Bandyopadhyay)

New Year revellers choke heart of city, traffic halts

Delhi Metro shuts exit gates at 4 major stations as crowd swells.

2 Jan 2019 1:05 AM IST

A worker sweeps in front of the Taj Mahal in Agra, India. (Photo: AP)

Taj Mahal's colour appears to have changed because of pollutants: Govt

Govt also said ASI has formulated scientific cleaning and conservation plan to protect surface of Taj Mahal from...

23 Dec 2018 4:22 PM IST

Smog gripped Delhi a day after smoke-free Diwali. The Delhi Pollution Control Committees (DPCC) RK Puram monitoring station, on Thursday, recorded PM2.5 and PM10 at 878 and 1,179 micrograms per cubic metre at around 11 pm. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

CPCB calls for special anti-pollution drive in NCR areas battling...

According to data, 19 areas in Delhi have been identified where special anti-pollution drive would be carried out.

12 Dec 2018 5:39 PM IST

In warmer climates, the impact of air pollution is exacerbated.

Lung-related illnesses rise in city as temperatures dip, pollution...

The number of patients suffering from lung-related illnesses has nearly doubled in the last decade in the city.

11 Dec 2018 2:16 AM IST

Safety concerns may lead to poor adherence and discontinuation of asthma medications during pregnancy. (Photo: Pixabay)

One week of bad air can raise risk of miscarriage by 16 per cent, says...

The study highlighted that everyone on Earth loses about 2.6 years of life due to the damage air pollution does to us.

10 Dec 2018 11:55 AM IST

Residents of cities across the globe are plagued by air pollution (Photo: AFP)

Risk of miscarriage may go up by 16 per cent from exposure to polluted...

Living in polluted areas may caused women to lose their pregnancies altogether.

9 Dec 2018 6:48 PM IST

The Lancet report was released on Thursday with the findings.

Every one in 8 died of air pollution in India in 2017'

The report further highlighted that over half of the deaths due to air pollution were seen in those younger than 70...

7 Dec 2018 1:53 AM IST

The Lancet report was released on Thursday with the findings.

Study: Control pollution and increase lifespan

This was revealed in the latest study by The Lancet based on PM2.5 levels during the year 2017, which was published on...

7 Dec 2018 1:51 AM IST

In warmer climates, the impact of air pollution is exacerbated.

Severe pollution in six areas, air quality worsens

Ghaziabad recorded severe pollution level at 404 while Faridabad and Noida recorded very poor air quality, according to...

5 Dec 2018 2:10 AM IST

According to medical journal The Lancet, over a million Indians die every year due to air pollution and some of the worst polluted cities of the world are in India. (Photo: PTI/File)

Delhi: Air pollution at 'very poor' category, situation likely to...

SAFAR has predicted that air quality is likely to remain in the same category with a slight decline by tomorrow due to...

1 Dec 2018 4:50 PM IST

Everybody worldwide is exposed to air pollution every time they breathe (Photo: AFP)

Thick layer of smog engulfs Delhi, air quality falls to 'very poor'...

SAFAR has predicted that the air quality of the region is likely to show slight improvement due to the change in wind...

29 Nov 2018 4:05 PM IST