The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), Government of India, launched the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP), which proposes strategies to reduce air pollution.
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), Government of India, launched the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP), which proposes strategies to reduce air pollution.
Transport options driven by fossil fuels, poor waste management (due to waste burning), emissions from industry, and road dust are among the top common components of air pollution in the non-attainment cities.
Air pollution from the transport sector is one of the major challenges plaguing cities worldwide.
The year 2019–20 saw a ~20% spike in electric vehicles (EV) sales in India, as per the Society of Manufacturers of Electric Vehicles (SMEV).
“Healthy Air, Healthy Planet” — the theme for this year’s International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies 2021 — is upfront in acknowledging the ubiquity of air-pollution effects, calling for collective efforts to improve our air for a better tomorrow.
Electric mobility has gained momentum worldwide as a sustainable choice in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving air quality.
India has 21 of the 30 cities with the worst air quality in the world.
India has 21 of the 30 cities with the worst air quality in the world.
The Tamil Nadu Air Pollution and Health Effects study (TAPHE-2) aims to evaluate the relationship between air pollution and birth outcome in a rural-urban cohort of 300 pregnant women.
The Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy in collaboration with the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board organised a capacity-building programme on the 'Salient Features of Micro-Clean Air Action Plan' in the Davangere Municipal Corporation Auditorium on 12 January 2022.
Growing air pollution poses a serious health risk in India.
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), Government of India, launched the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) in 2019, with the aim to improve air-quality levels in non-attainment cities.
The Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy (CSTEP) has been actively involved in finding solutions to air quality issues across India.
The India Clean Air Summit (ICAS) is a national flagship event on air pollution organised by the Centre for Air Pollution Studies (CAPS) at CSTEP.
Air pollution monitoring is an important aspect of air quality management.
