In 2014, the World Health Organization studied the air quality of 1,600 cities in 91 countries, and New Delhi ranked as the most polluted city in the world. In fact, 13 of the most polluted 20 cities were in India. This data has since been updated by the W.H.O. and New Delhi got displaced from … Continue reading Delhi: The Most Polluted City in the World
"An art installation of pollution pods has been set up to test whether art as a medium can change people's view about air pollution all across the globe. They will be duplicating the pollution levels of London, New Delhi, Sao Paolo, Beijing and Tautra." The Indian Express Read it on Delhiair.org: How polluted New Delhi really … Continue reading How polluted New Delhi really is? These pollution pods duplicate the air quality levels of 5 cities: The Indian Express
"Delhi has almost twice the concentration of the more lethal pollutant PM1, or particles with diameter less than one micron, as compared to other cities where it is being measured, data from a government agency showed. According to the data procured by IANS from System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR), in … Continue reading Delhi has double concentration of finer, more dangerous pollutant PM1: Hindustan Times
"NEW DELHI: Noting that the absence of standardised pollution-measuring instruments has sometimes led to inaccurate air and water pollution data, the Centre has decided to set up a certification authority for calibration of all such equipments in the country. At present, different agencies use non-calibrated instruments at different measuring stations and this has led to … Continue reading Centre to set up a certification authority for calibration of pollution measuring instruments: The Times of India
