Love isn’t in the air, it is the pollution. While everyone is fighting it through their own ways, the streetwear label Pangaia is using air pollution to produce fashionable ink for clothes. That’s something nobody’s probably heard before. The brand’s latest clothing collection features clothes
Winter inversion, wildfires, pollution from vehicles and cross border industrial pollution is choking Kathmandu valley with the worst air quality in the world, triggering respiratory complications for COVID-19 patients. Last month, the Air Quality Index (AQI) in Kathmandu crossed 500 – recorded to measurements at
Yearning to provide a solution to the air pollution problem in the country, a student, Emmanuel Alieu Mansaray of Sierra Leone has built a solar-powered car from trash and scraps he sourced from his surroundings. Mansaray, a 24-year-old self-taught inventor, engineer, and renewable energy expert,
Winters are here and so is air pollution in Northern India. The national capital becomes a gas chamber during the cold season owing to the burning of crop residue in the neighbouring states of Punjab and Haryana. Moreover, the cars, coal-fired power plants, and cookstoves
While India is ready to celebrate Diwali – the festival of lights, several states and Union Territories (UTs) have imposed a ban on firecrackers and its sale due to an increase in air pollution and rising coronavirus cases in the country during the winter season.
Primarily a Hindu festival, almost every Indian celebrates Diwali, a day symbolising the victory of good on evil. While the Festival of Lights brings joy, it also brings air and noise pollution to the Indian subcontinent, especially to the national capital region. Owing to the
No corner of the planet has escaped from the damage inflicted by the rapidly changing climatic patterns. But, some regions have to bear the brunt of climate change more severely than the rest of the world. A United Nations Environment Program Mediterranean Action Plan (UNEP/MAP) report produced by
As the monsoon withdraws, the stubble burning season begins in north India, shrouding the region in smog. Every year, air quality in the country’s northern region takes a big hit as farmers burn crop residues during this season. Last year too, the national capital of
Air pollution is present worldwide, irrespective of its severity. From California to Delhi, Kabul to Cairo – every small and large city of the world is suffering from polluted air. While it was believed that emissions from vehicles and fossil fuel combustion are the major
Air pollution in Indian cities is no news. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), nine of the world’s 10 most polluted cities are in India. While much study has been conducted on the effects of air pollution on humans, the aspect of the same