Apr 29, 2024 · Human-induced actions have contributed to high levels of water contamination and land degradation, as well as poor air quality that is attributable to millions of premature deaths in the country...

May 30, 2024 · In 2021, India was among the world’s most polluted countries, second only to Bangladesh. The annual average PM2.5 levels in India was about 58.1 µg/m³ in 2021, “ending a three-year trend of improving air quality” and a clear sign that the country has returned to pre-pandemic levels.

Nov 6, 2019 · Of the world's most polluted 30 cities, 22 are in India, according to research by IQ AirVisual, a Swiss-based group that gathers air-quality data globally, and Greenpeace. The remaining eight...

Dec 10, 2022 · India creates more methane from landfill sites than any other country, according to GHGSat, which monitors methane via satellites. And India comes second only to China for total methane...

Whether land pollution has no legal control in India? What happens in case an enterprise activities lead to land degradation – are they just left without liability?

Feb 4, 2025 · Stanford researchers estimated crop losses linked to emissions of nitrogen dioxide from coal-fired power stations across India. For Indian farmland within 62 miles of a coal plant, eliminating ...

1 day ago · But while these plants power urban landscapes, they quietly drain the life out of rural India’s agricultural fields. A recent study from Stanford University has uncovered a disturbing link between coal pollution and declining crop yields in India. The study revealed that emissions from coal-fired plants significantly reduce wheat and rice ...

Feb 4, 2025 · UNDP in collaboration with the European Union, launched a global initiative to address pollution and its impact on public health. The project focuses on reducing air pollution and related non-communicable diseases (NCDs) through improving multi-sectoral governance at national and local levels, and enabled the development of three studies in India: an investment case for air pollution reduction ...

Intensive agriculture in India has resulted in indiscriminate use of pesticides to meet growing food demand. Various pesticide residues have been detected in surface water, groundwater, and soil above WHO and BIS limits. Need for new or strengthened policies to …

Feb 4, 2025 · In India, the Indo-Gangetic Plain has become a hotspot for atmospheric pollutants, with seasonal residue burning being a major contributor. The rapid increase in crop productivity with the introduction of high-yield varieties increased the challenge of managing the large quantity of residue generated, which ultimately pushed agriculture towards heavy mechanization. Managing a substantial ...