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Delhi’s Post-Diwali Air Quality ‘Very Poor’, But Best In 7 Years

Unique Times October 25, 2022 0

After residents disobeyed the ban on firecrackers in many areas of the capital on Diwali night, Delhi recorded “very poor” air quality on Tuesday. However, the pollution levels for the following day were the lowest since 2015 thanks to favourable meteorological conditions that Continue Reading

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India’s Kanpur most polluted city in the world: WHO

Unique Times May 3, 2018 0

Pollution is a serious issue in India. Though our country’s policy makers put sincere efforts to curb the rising pollution rate, nothing much happens in the ground. Exposing how serious is the issue of pollution, the World Health Organisation has released a list of one thousand highly polluted cities in the world. These cities are […]Continue Reading

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Tips to purify ‘indoor air’ naturally

Unique Times November 9, 2017 0

Air pollution is a serious issue. A couple of days before, Delhi created headlines in all major newspapers due to its deteriorating ‘air quality’. In fact, the issue of air pollution is not limited to the national capital. This issue is everywhere. Are you sure that the air you are breathing now is pure? It […]Continue Reading

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Delhi air pollution index crosses ‘bearable limits’

Unique Times November 8, 2017 0

Again, the serious subject of air pollution has reached the discussion tables of our national capital. The reason why the issue is being discussed by those living in the capital city is that the pollution index of Delhi has crossed the tolerable limits. There is no doubt in the fact that that the policies, which […]Continue Reading

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Despite ban, ‘crop burning’ still practiced in Punjab

Unique Times October 28, 2017 0

Despite the National Green Tribunal’s ban on ‘crop burning’, many farmers in the Indian state of Punjab is still practicing the dangerous act of crop burning, which has several serious aftereffects. An investigative story published in a leading national daily has revealed that most of the farmers in the state have not received any benefits […]Continue Reading

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‘Quieter Diwali’ fails to contribute ‘Huge Impact’ in South

Unique Times October 20, 2017 0

Not a single Diwali celebrated in the recent past in the country have been much quieter than this year’s. Unfortunately, the reports indicate that the quieter Diwali has not contributed the desired output in the South. When Delhi’s pollution index has remained unchanged in this Diwali, the country has witnessed a tough competition between the […]Continue Reading

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Childhood asthma may increase the risk of heart disease later in life

Unique Times October 19, 2017 0

As we all know, the concentration of pollutants in the atmosphere is increasing day by day despite environment scientists’ and health experts’ repeated advice to bring down the level of the pollution in the atmosphere. Due to this reason, in the past few years, there has been an unprecedented rise in the number of respiratory […]Continue Reading

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Delhi launches app to tackle pollution

Unique Times November 10, 2016 0

In a bid to fight air pollution, the Delhi government launched a mobile application, named ‘Swachh Delhi’. In this mobile application, the common public can register complaints against all kind of pollution happening in their surroundings. Industry, construction sites, garbage, plastic, vehicles, are some of the major agents of dust pollution. The government is expecting Continue Reading

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NGT seeks air quality report from Delhi govt

Unique Times January 30, 2016 0

The National Green Tribunal on last day demanded a detail air quality report from the Delhi government, which recently implemented a remarkable odd-even plan to reduce pollutants from the atmosphere. While hearing a petition filed by environment activist K Manoharan, the court ordered that the government should develop a green panel to find the actual emission […]Continue Reading

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Delhi’s Odd Even scheme garners hope

Unique Times January 2, 2016 0

The new year was an odd day in Delhi, one of the most polluted cities in the world. The green light was given to the vehicles with Odd number for a period of 15 days, from Jan 1st- 15th, because of which the number of vehicles on the road came down dramatically. People travelling in […]Continue Reading