Schools in Ghaziabad, Meerut & other districts not to shut due to Air Pollution, order withdrawn

Schools in Ghaziabad, Meerut & few other districts of Uttar Pradesh will not be shut due to Air Pollution. As per recent updates, Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board has withdrawn the order of closure of educational institutions. Details. Schools in Ghaziabad, Meerut & other districts of UP will not be shut…

Air Pollution: Here’s how you can prevent exposure to high levels of PM2.5

Air pollution has reached dangerous levels in most parts of Delhi-NCR in the last 15 days. We all know the ill-effects of air pollution on health, particularly due to constituents like suspended particles, PM10, PM2.5 and gases like sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide, ozone, and more. PM2.5 are very…

Air pollution and genes may elevate risk of depression: Study

Exposure to high-particulate-matter air pollution may significantly increase the risk of depression in healthy people who have a genetic predisposition for the disorder, according to a first-of-its-kind study. The research, published on Monday in the journal PNAS, combined scientific data on air pollution,…

Let children burst crackers: Sadhguru offers alternative solution for air pollution caused during Diwali

At a time when the country is divided over bursting firecrackers, spiritual leader Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev said “concern about air pollution is not a reason to prevent kids from experiencing the joy of firecrackers”. Talking about people, who are in support of the firecracker ban in the country, Sadhguru…

Delhi: Teachers threaten ‘strong protest’ against ‘air pollution duty’

An order directing teams of government school teachers to carry out inspections to ensure adherence to dust control measures has led to outrage among teachers. The order from the SDM Rohini’s office has constituted five teams of two teachers each to “carry out inspections/special drives to ensure adherence to the…