LOCKDOWN AIR: LESS NO2, SAME PM 2.5, URBAN OZONE
Introduction While traffic pollution has been falling, the lockdown may be leading to the generation of a dangerous pollutant, urban ozone, which can cause airway inflammation in humans….
ANIMAL POACHING REGISTERS A SHARP INCREASE DURING LOCKDOWN
Why in news? The instances of poaching of wild animals and birds, including the endangered chinkara or Indian gazelle, have registered a sharp increase across Rajasthan during the COVID-19…
NO IMPROVEMENT IN GANGA WATER QUALITY AFTER LOCKDOWN
Why in news? The lockdown in the wake of coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak may have dramatically reduced air pollution across the country but it hasn’t significantly reduced pollution in…