High air pollution levels are associated with winters when atmospheric inversion traps pollutants close to the ground and cause smog. Also the onset of winters witnesses us celebrating Diwali that causes even more pollution all over the country. India’s capital is choking under off-the-charts smog, with some parts of the city reporting levels almost five […]
With winter approaching, Delhi’s pollution woes are about to return, environmentalists have warned, calling for reinstating traffic restrictions, curbs on coal-fuelled power plants and construction projects. “We are approaching the big winter problem and pollution is going to pick up rapidly now,” Anumita Roy Chawdhary, Executive Editor of the Centre for Science and Environment or […]