Pollution

Statement by Administrator Samantha Power USAID Announces additional $35.7 million in new funding for Save Our Seas Imagine a garbage truck full of plastic: old food containers, water bottles, wrapping from packages delivered to your door. That’s the amount of plastic waste that is dumped into the ocean every single minute. What’s worse, as demand …

This Earth Day, Taking Action on Plastic Pollution, Extreme Heat, and Methane Emissions Read More »

Government’s failure to enforce ban on use of polythene, single use plastics is taking toll on our water bodies, forests, soil. Plastic pollution is emerging as one of the major threats to the fragile environment of Jammu and Kashmir. Notwithstanding blanket ban on use of polythene and single use plastics, these non-biodegradable products continue to …

How plastic pollution is harming J&K’s environment Read More »

The study conducted from December 2023 to January 2024 covered 500 people in Delhi and National Capital Region (NCR) cities of Noida, Ghaziabad, Faridabad and Gurugram. Awareness about air pollution-related terminologies such as air quality index and particulate matter is “significantly” low among the urban poor in Delhi-NCR, according to a survey. The study conducted …

Air pollution-related terminologies awareness low among urban poor: Study Read More »

A study report has said that rising air pollution can cut life expectancy by more than five years per person in South Asian countries. The University of Chicago’s Energy Policy Institute (EPIC) said in its latest Air Quality Life Index report, the region accounts for more than half of the total life years lost globally …

Rising Air Pollution Can Cut Life Expectancy By More Than 5 Years Per Person In South Asian Countries, Says Study Read More »

Delhi has become the world’s most polluted capital city again, according to the World Air Quality Report 2023 by Swiss organisation IQAir. India has emerged as the world’s third most polluted country. In 2023, India’s air quality, with an average annual PM2.5 concentration of 54.4 micrograms per cubic metre, was better than only two countries …

India’s pollution worsens, becomes world’s third most polluted country; Delhi remains worst capital city in air quality Read More »