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Mumbai air's toxicity worst in Maharashtra, Bandra and Sion are choking: Study
04 Aug 2019
| The Times of India
Mumbai is also facing increasing air pollution due to unplanned development and vehicular emissions, according to The Air Quality Status of Maharashtra 2018-19 prepared by TERI for Maharashtra Pollution Control Board.
Read moreYou're smoking, but you don't know it!
27 Feb 2019
| Deccan Herald
A study by TERI in 2006 revealed that vehicular pollution is the primary source of the dangerous PM2.5.
Read moreTERI, Bloomberg join hands with Centre to reduce air pollution in India
12 Feb 2019
| Business Standard
With an aim to address air quality issues at the national scale, Bloomberg Philanthropies and TERI joined hands to provide technical assistance to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in implementing the National Clean Air Programme.
Read moreTERI plans cost-benefit analysis of pollution fight
14 Jan 2019
| The Times of India
TERI plans to conduct a cost-benefit analysis of the different measures required to combat pollution in the NCR.
Read moreHow are crop fires hurting locals? Study to find out
17 Dec 2018
| The Times of India
TERI is doing a study on how poor air quality from crop burning in proximity to residential areas adversely affects respiratory health.
Read moreHow are crop fires hurting locals? Study to find out
17 Dec 2018
| The Times of India
TERI is doing a study on how poor air quality from crop burning in proximity to residential areas adversely affects respiratory health.
Read morePollution is now a political subject, that's its big success: TERI chief Ajay Mathur
21 Nov 2018
| The Hindu
Dr Ajay Mathur, Director General of TERI is also a member of the Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority and has been part of India's negotiating team in earlier editions of the United Nations-convened Conference of the Parties (COP). In this interview, Dr Mathur speaks about the expectations from the Katowice Climate Change Conference and how to tackle pollution.
Read moreDelhi's air likely to worsen
03 Nov 2018
| Sunday Guardian
Delhi's air quality is likely to worsen further as air pollution increases due to vehicular pollution, crop burning and the approaching western disturbances around the national capital region (NCR) during the Diwali period. Like every year, pollution levels have once again spiked, with air quality levels reducing from very poor to unhealthy levels across all parts of the NCR. According to a new study released by TERI, 28% of the total pollution levels in Delhi are contributed by
Read moreDelhi pollution: Vehicles, not stubble burning, main cause, says TERI study
01 Nov 2018
| India Today
Pollution, in Delhi and its surrounding areas, is the most severe during winter months. Starting end-October, beginning-November smog covers the entire region. A study, conducted by TERI, throws some light on the reasons behind pollution in Delhi. According to TERI's Dr Sumit Sharma, who works on environment and pollution issues, 36 per cent of the pollution has its source in Delhi itself, 34 per cent in National Capital Region while 30 per cent comes from across international borders.
Read moreIndia’s leading oil companies must install vapour recovery systems: NGT
14 Oct 2018
| Rajya Sabha
India’s National Green Tribunal has told state-controlled oil companies to equip their stations with vapour recovery devices by October 31, in an effort to reduce toxic emissions at fuel stations.
Read moreUse of agricultural residues in power plants can cut Delhi pollution by 8 per cent by 2025: Study
22 Aug 2018
| The Economic Times
The use of agricultural residues in power plants can help reduce pollution in the Delhi-NCR region by 8 per cent by 2025, according to a recent study. The study, conducted jointly by TERI and Automotive Research Association of India, suggests several measures that could help in reducing pollution by 2025. It indicated that up to 26 per cent of pollution in the city in summer is caused by internal factors like vehicular emissions and this goes up to 36 per cent in winter. The study suggested
Read more36% of Delhi’s winter bad air is its own doing: Study
17 Aug 2018
| The Times of India
Delhi may be responsible for just 26% of its PM2.5 (microscropic, respirable particles) pollution, a new study released has revealed. This figure goes up to 36% in the winter months. Most of the pollution in this category are attributed to upwind regions beyond the city. These are the findings of the source-apportionment study jointly carried out by TERI and Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) to derive sectorial contributions to air pollution in Delhi and NCR. Data for the study
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