Air Pollution

January 25, 2023

IIT Bombay Develops Revolutionary Air Pollution Solution with PAVITRA Model – London, Mumbai, Shanghai & Delhi Struggle With Air Pollution

An innovative solution to aid in the fight against air pollution, dubbed Pavitra, has been created by the IIT, Bombay. Pavitra is a cutting-edge model and a sophisticated as well as efficient

Design·Pollution·Sustainability

LIQUID3: How Microalgae Could be the Key to Fighting Urban Air Pollution

A well-known method to lower atmospheric CO2 levels is to plant trees.Heavily populated cities, however, leave little room for planting greenery.A liquid tree, nicknamed LIQUID3, is the solution. LIQUID3 is an innovative tool that converts CO2 into oxygen just as

April 4, 2023

New Discovery: Strong Electric Field Creates Hydroxide, Key Molecule in Clearing Air Pollution

Climate·Pollution·Science

A mechanism that creates hydroxide through a strong electric field at the surface between airborne water droplets & surrounding air has been discovered and

Legal Winds Challenge EPA’s Decade-Long Silence on Nitrogen Oxides Standards!

Pollution·USA

The lawsuit filed on September 28, 2023, by the Center for Biological Diversity, alongside other environmental groups, challenges the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for

Aviation·News·USA

FAA Ground Stops at Austin Airport as 2-Inch Hail and 70 MPH Winds Threaten Central Texas

An omega block weather pattern has anchored itself over the Central U.S., forcing repeated waves of thunderstorms to pass through Austin until Thursday, May 8, 2025. This large-scale pattern, where two low-pressure troughs flank

Sonali Tiwary

May 6, 2025

Representative Image. Melbourne Airport. Photo Source: Dicklyon (CC BY 4.0)

Australia·Disaster·News

Melbourne Airport Grass Fire: 1,070 Hectares Burned, 23 CFA Brigades Responding, Flights Operating Normally

A grass fire broke out near Melbourne Airport on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at 2:53 pm AEST. The blaze started on Loemans Road in Bulla and has spread southeast toward Deep Creek

Sonali Tiwary

May 6, 2025

Mosquito coil. Photo source: Jo Naylor (CC BY 2.0)

Health·Pollution

Mosquito Coils Equal 100 Cigarettes: Doctor Warns About Hidden Indoor Air Pollution Dangers

When Dr. Sanjeev Mehta speaks about air pollution, he doesn’t just focus on the smog we see outside. As a pulmonologist at Mumbai’s Lilavati Hospital, he knows some of the most dangerous

Rahul Somvanshi

May 5, 2025

Big city Los Angeles smog building [photo source: pixabay] [PDM 1.0]

Pollution·USA

46 % of Americans—156 M—Now Breathe Hazardous Smog and Soot: State of the Air Report Exposes Decade-High Pollution

American Lung Association’s 2025 “State of the Air” report reveals 156 million Americans—46% of the population—now breathe unhealthy air, a troubling increase of nearly 25 million people compared to last year’s findings.

Rahul Somvanshi

April 24, 2025

Health·Pollution

Air Pollution in India: 1.5 Million Deaths Annually, No Region Meets WHO Standards

The air we breathe is killing us. And that’s not hyperbole—it’s science. “There is very definite evidence on how harmful air pollution is for people’s health at all ages throughout their life

Rahul Somvanshi

April 15, 2025

Representative Image: Agriculture in Punjab, Tractor in field, Field preparation Wheat farming in Punjab, India. Photo Source: CIAT (CC BY-SA 2.0)

India·News·Pollution

Surface Ozone Pollution Is Cutting India’s Wheat and Rice Yields, Putting Food Supply at Risk

Surface ozone pollution, an often-overlooked air pollutant, poses a severe threat to India’s major food crops and could jeopardize the nation’s food security goals, according to new research from the Indian Institute

Rahul Somvanshi

April 11, 2025

Representative Image. Air pollution in Delhi. Photo Source: Abrinsky (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

India·Pollution

India’s Air Pollution Crisis: Top 5 Global Ranking, Delhi’s PM2.5 Levels 18x Over WHO Limits

India ranks as the fifth most polluted country globally in 2024, with dangerous air quality levels persisting despite some improvement, according to the latest World Air Quality Report by Swiss firm IQAir.

Govind Tekale

March 12, 2025

Representative Image: A cityscape covered in heavy smog, with high-rise buildings and construction cranes barely visible in the background. The scene suggests severe air pollution, likely due to industrial activities or coal dependency. Photo Source: Kevin Dooley (CC BY 2.0)

China·Pollution

China’s 2025 Plan: Eliminating Severe Air Pollution Amid Coal Dependency

China wants to get rid of its worst air pollution by the end of 2025. This plan comes from Li Tianwei, who leads the country’s Department of Atmospheric Environment. The Air is

Rahul Somvanshi

March 2, 2025

Representative image, Rain Forest Fire. Photo Source: Kahunapule Michael Johnson (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

Nature

Amazon’s Smouldering Dead Wood Releases 40M Tonnes of CO Yearly

Dead wood burning in the Amazon is releasing dangerous levels of pollution into the air, threatening both local communities and global climate. Scientists have discovered that this slow-burning wood creates more harmful

Govind Tekale

February 4, 2025

Smoggy cityscape with industrial pollution.

Energy·News·USA

New York Targets Big Polluters With $3 Billion Annual Fund for Climate Crisis, Public Health, and Extreme Weather

The Governor of the State of New York, Kathy Hochul, approved a law on December 26th, 2024 that requires companies that significantly contributed to greenhouse gas emissions to invest in projects to

Sunita Somvanshi

January 19, 2025

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