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Research at IISER Pune have synthesised a new type of anode material that offers promise of a battery that can be charged quickly and retain the charge for longer duration…
Even as aerosol loading is increasing at a rate of 3% annually, the quantum of dust aerosol over north India during the pre-monsoon period has reduced during the period 2000-2015.…
The first comprehensive analysis of the health of India’s 1.34 billion citizens has been published on November 14 in The Lancet. The study estimates the key drivers of ill health,…
Pollution has been responsible for most non-communicable disease deaths — heart disease, stroke, lung cancer, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). With 2.51 million premature deaths in 2015, India is ranked number one…
Hinrich Schaefer, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric The fossil fuel industry is a larger contributor to atmospheric methane levels than previously thought, according to our research which shows that…
Vijay Koul, CSIRO “Smog chokes Delhi”, declared the the New York Times on November 7, 2016, informing readers around the world that contaminating particulates in the air in the Indian…
In India, particulate matter deposited on solar panels and present in the ambient air is responsible for about 17% reduction in solar power generation. This translates to about 2 GW reduction in…
Despite tighter nitrogen oxides (NOx) emission norms for diesel cars, buses and trucks in several countries, the actual amount of NOx emitted by diesel vehicles is far more during on-road…
