-The Indian Express While we do not question the basic premise that Air Pollution has adverse health impact, we are sceptical about the figures quoted and the methodology adopted in estimating the cost. In the past three years, several studies have linked Air Pollution with health effects. For instance, the State of Global Air 2019, published by the Health Effects Institute (HEI), claimed exposure to outdoor and indoor Air Pollution contributed...
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Could Air Pollution crisis come early this year? -Kabir Agarwal
-TheWire.in A sudden spike in farm fires has prompted Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal to write to his Haryana and Punjab counterparts. New Delhi: With the arrival of the paddy harvesting season, there has been a sharp increase in the number of farm fires reported in Punjab. There were 107 fires between September 24 and 26 this year compared to just 11 in the same period last year, according to a report...
More »Stubble burning season starts in Punjab and Haryana -Shagun Kapil
-Down to Earth Nasa’s satellite image showed at least 100 such incidents in Punjab in the last 72 hours Nasa satellite images recorded scores of farm fires across Punjab and Haryana in the last seven days, indicating that the stubble burning season has started in the two states. Several red dots, indicating stubble burning activity, were seen in the images, especially over the districts of Amritsar, Ludhiana and Patiala in Punjab, and Karnal,...
More »Coal-based power makes India top global SO2 emitter: Greenpeace -Vishwa Mohan
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Sulphur dioxide (SO2), a significant contributor to Air Pollution, may be within the national ambient air quality standard in all major cities in India, but the country is the largest cumulative emitter of this pollutant in the world and thus prone to being a victim of a cocktail of several toxic air pollutants. As a reactive pollutant, SO2 reacts with other air pollutants to form sulphate...
More »Here is a solution for crop residue burning problem -Jyoti Singh
-Down to Earth Happy Seeder — a tractor-mounted device — will eliminate Air Pollution and reduce green house gas emissions from on-farm activities by more than 78 per cent relative to all options A new study has found that farmers in north India can not only help reduce Air Pollution but also improve the productivity of their soil and earn more profits if they stop burning their crop residue and instead adopted...
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