As air quality deteriorates across Northern India, posing serious health risks to children, the urgency for preventive health education has intensified. Dr Rahul Mehra, a prominent global scientist and India’s National Representative for the UNESCO Chair in Global Health & Education, highlighted the opportunity for Haryana to pioneer solutions by …
Read More »Air Quality Commission Empowers District Authorities to Prosecute Stubble Burning Inaction
Paddy stubble burning is a matter of grave concern due to its impact on air quality in NCR and the Commission has been deliberating upon the issue in consultation with the concerned stakeholders including with the State Governments of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan, GNCTD, State Pollution Control Boards …
Read More »CAQM deployed Flying Squads to monitor incidents of paddy stubble burning in Haryana and Punjab
The comprehensive action plans formulated by the State Govt. of Punjab and Haryana, under the directions of CAQM, targeted the elimination of paddy stubble burning in the Kharif season 2024. Towards closer coordination of agencies and to intensify the monitoring actions towards prevention of paddy stubble burning incidents during the …
Read More »IIT Jodhpur Publish Groundbreaking Research on Air Pollution and Health Effects in Northern India
Air pollution remains a critical global challenge, with severe health implications for millions of people worldwide. In a significant step towards addressing this issue, researcher from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Jodhpur has published ground-breaking research in Nature Communications journal, shedding light on the sources and composition of particulate matter …
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