Delhi witnessed light to moderate rainfall on Sunday, keeping the maximum temperatures below normal, as per the India Meteorological Department (IMD). It added that precipitation will continue in the national capital over the next six days. The IMD has a ‘yellow’ alert in place for the next two days. With forecasts of moderate to heavy … Read more
Delhi Rains (Tarun Rawat/BCCL Delhi) Even as Monday witnessed sultry weather in the national capital, the rain from the previous day washed off much of the environmental pollutants, resulting in an overall ‘satisfactory’ air quality. India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast for Monday predicted a generally cloudy sky with light rain. It has forecast moderate rain … Read more
Review descriptive statistics Figure 1 summarises the study selection process. Figure 1 A total of 12,652 records were returned by the search. Following removal of duplicates, screening of titles and abstracts, addition of studies from the reference list of relevant studies, full-text reviews, 24 eligible studies were retained. Figure 1 summarises the PRISMA flow chart of the … Read more
Overview The kit includes six modules with practical tools and resources to help countries implement the recommendations inthe WHO Guidelines for Indoor Air Quality Guidelines: Household Fuel Combustion to achieve the WHO Global Air Quality Guidelines. CHEST can be used by governments, policy makers, researchers, and program implementers to help enact clean household energy interventions that … Read more
Picture used for illustrative purpose. Deforestation, air, soil, water pollution, imperishable waste and other environmental issues impacting the globe are intrinsically linked to the increasing frequency and lethality of zoonotic diseases such as COVID-19. This is according to a new study published by Elsevier in its journal “Hygiene and Environmental Health Advances”. The study was … Read more