In graphics | Can artificial rain help reduce Delhi’s air pollution?
Fp Explainers • 1 year agoThere is a lot of buzz around artificial rain as the solution to Delhi's air pollution. However, cloud seeding has only previously been used to boost rainfall in regions that are vulnerable to drought. Could it work?
Vantage | Delhi's foul air shows the failure of leadership
The Vantage Take • 1 year agoPeople are losing years of their lives—11.9 years, to be exact—simply by breathing in Delhi air
What is regenerative agriculture? Is it the answer to stubble burning?
Fp Explainers • 1 year agoTo address stubble burning menace in Delhi's adjoining states, industrialist Anand Mahindra stressed the need for 'regenerative agriculture'. It is an outcome-based approach designed to improve soil health, mitigate adverse effects of farming on the environment, increase production and profitability
In graphics | How Delhi smog can be deadly
Fp Explainers • 2 years agoDelhi is choking once again. The air quality in many parts of the National Capital reeled under the ‘severe’ category on Friday. Thick smog engulfed the skies, raising concerns of serious health problems
Delhi and Punjab governments should be blamed for toxic haze and choked skies
Aditya Sinha • 2 years agoDuring the winter months, the Indian capital is frequently enveloped in a dangerous smog, with air pollution levels often exceeding hazardous thresholds. This poses a significant health threat to its residents
Vantage | Who's to blame for India's breath of death every winter?
The Vantage Take • 2 years agoThe suffocating reality of India's air pollution crisis is a looming disaster that affects every citizen, rich or poor
In graphics | A guide to indoor plants that can purify air
Fp Explainers • 2 years agoMajor Indian cities are battling pollution, with air quality falling to ‘poor’ or ‘moderate’. We need to breathe cleaner and healthier air. Plants like Chinese evergreen, Devil's Ivy, Bamboo Palm, and Snake Plant can come to your rescue
It's all yellow and hazy in Delhi
Fp Staff • 2 years agoDelhi and other neighbouring regions are experiencing a sudden weather change with strong dust winds reducing visibility and worsening the air quality index (AQI). The haze is caused by dust from a cyclonic circulation in Rajasthan
Desolation of Smog: Why Mumbai’s air quality is now worse than that of Delhi
Fp Explainers • 2 years agoOver the past few days, Mumbai’s air quality index levels have been higher than Delhi’s. Construction activities coupled with a change in wind patterns has left the financial capital gasping
Delhi under smog blanket as air quality deteriorates to 'Very Poor' category with overall AQI of 315
• 2 years agoAs per the dynamic model and weather/ meteorological forecast provided by IMD/ IITM, the overall air quality is likely to fluctuate largely between 'Poor' to the lower end of the 'Very Poor' categories in the next few days