A group of 14 people led by Dr Anil Joshi, 67, a Padma Bhushan awardee, is riding bicycles from Mumbai to Dehradun. The group has three women and 11 men. They have been cycling for a month now. The group said they want to raise awareness about the environment, adding people need to come together for the environment instead of only blaming the government. Dr. Joshi says that as he travelled across states, he could feel the air quality deteriorating as he got closed to the UP and the capital. He says one day everybody will have to go back to cycles if the environment deteriorates at this rate.
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The PM2.5 assessment for 2025 ranks Byrnihat (Assam), Delhi, and Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh) as India's top three most polluted cities with annual concentrations of 100 g/m, 96 g/m, and 93 g/m, respectively.
A study by Jawaharlal Nehru University finds that Delhi's polluted winter air carries high levels of antibiotic-resistant bacteria or superbugs far above safe limits, posing public health risks, especially for vulnerable groups and those with chronic
The Commission for Air Quality Management or CAQM, was strongly reprimanded by the Supreme Court today, which said the pollution body was not taking the issues raised by the court seriously.
Bronchial asthma often worsens in winter due to cold air, pollution and infections.
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