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

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

representative image of Bryan Johnson , Photo Source : Bryan Johnson (Instagram)

India·Pollution

Bryan Johnson’s Mumbai Visit Reveals Air Pollution 20x WHO’s Safe Limit

Air quality monitoring took center stage as tech entrepreneur Bryan Johnson shared his Mumbai experience through a detailed video on X. Inside his Mumbai hotel room this December, even with air purifiers

Rahul Somvanshi

January 16, 2025

Representative Image. Cows feed on grass while factory smoke fills the sky. Photo Source: Peggychoucair (Pixabay)

Pollution·Wildlife

EPA Sued Over 50-Year-Old Nitrogen Standards Blamed for Pollution Killing Wildlife and Harming Ecosystems

A new lawsuit wants the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) to do a better job protecting animals and plants from air pollution. Here’s why this matters to you and your community: What’s Happening?

Govind Tekale

January 12, 2025

Representative Image. Container ship transporting cargo in harbor.. Photo Source: Gnangarra (CC BY 2.5 AU)

Climate·Energy·Marine Life

Cleaner Ship Fuels Tied to 0.08°C Global Temperature Rise in 2023 Due to Reduced Ocean Cloud Cover

A move to make ship fuel cleaner in 2020 had an unexpected effect – it helped push global temperatures to record highs in 2023, according to new research from Cornell University. The

Sunita Somvanshi

January 10, 2025

Representative Image. Misty mountain landscape with autumn forest and distant cliffs. Photo Source: European Environment Agency

Climate·Europe

EEA Report: Air Pollution Causes 240,000 Deaths Annually in EU; New Regulations Enforced

According to the European Environment Agency’s (EEA) latest health impact assessment, just under 240,000 deaths per year in the European Union can be attributed to exposure to fine particulate matter. The assessment

Govind Tekale

December 19, 2024

Forest·Health·Science

Amazon Conservation Measures Reduced Deadly Air Pollution by 7%, Preventing 680 Annual Deaths.

Forest fires ravaged 70,000 square kilometers of Amazon rainforest in 2019, releasing dangerous levels of PM2.5 particulate matter into the atmosphere. These microscopic particles, measuring 2.5 micrometers or smaller, penetrate deep into

Rahul Somvanshi

November 22, 2024

Health·Pollution·Science

Kitchen Renovations Cut PM2.5 by 23% and Save Lives—Are $12B Improvements the Answer for China?

New research from Peking University shows that basic kitchen improvements – adding ventilation fans and separate cooking spaces – could prevent 67,400 premature deaths each year in rural China. The facts are

Karmactive Team

November 19, 2024

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