NITI Aayog has released a 15 point action plan to combat air pollution in Indian cities entitled Breathe India: An Action Plan for Combating Air Pollution. Measures discussed in the plan include introduction of low sulphur fuel, promoting the use of electric vehicles, cleaner construction, waste and dust management and behavioural change, among a longer … Continue reading Niti Aayog’s Action Plan on Air Pollution
Air Quality Perception Survey
The Clean Air Collective, India (more about them here) has commissioned a perception survey on air quality through CMSR Consultants. The ultimate goal of this exercise is to build up a strategy based on the survey findings to mitigate the effects of bad air quality and also to sensitize people on the issue of air quality. … Continue reading Air Quality Perception Survey
Spotlight: Ronak Sutaria
Ronak Sutaria has a Master of Science degree in Computer Science from NJIT, USA and a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Computer Engineering from University of Mumbai, India. He worked in the Silicon Valley for ~5 years, and then joined Mindtree Research Labs and led their Internet of Things (IoT) research. In 2015 and 2016, … Continue reading Spotlight: Ronak Sutaria
Job openings: University of Surrey
Applications are invited from enthusiastic and talented individuals at post-doctorate research level to work at the Global Centre for Clean Air Research (GCARE), University of Surrey, UK, under the supervision of Professor Prashant Kumar. GCARE is a multidisciplinary centre, researching in areas of air pollution, air-climate interactions, built and natural environments in the context of cities, … Continue reading Job openings: University of Surrey
Guidebook on urban air quality
New open-access resource on urban air quality The Guidebook presents the results of the AIRUSE LIFE Project (LIFE11 ENV/ES/584) offering a state-of-the-art compilation of measures to improve air quality in cities (www.airuse.eu). The primary goal is to assess Southern European environments, although many of the suggested measures can be applied to other regions. The Guidebook, … Continue reading Guidebook on urban air quality
Postdoctoral Fellowships, IIT-Kanpur
Post-Doctoral Fellowships, Department of Civil Engineering Applications are invited from persons having PhD in Civil Engineering or in a closely related field, for appointment at Department of Civil Engineering under the Institute Post-Doctoral Fellowship scheme of IIT Kanpur. Those who have submitted their PhD theses may apply but the appointment offer will be made only … Continue reading Postdoctoral Fellowships, IIT-Kanpur
Job Alert: Clean Air Asia
Technical Researcher Details and application materials Early applications are encouraged. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. For further information on the position you may contact Ms. Jovy Corona, jovy.corona@cleanairasia.org. Deadline: June 25, 2018
Spotlight: #LetMeBreathe
#LetMeBreathe is an independent pollution storytelling platform, which tells stories that otherwise mainstream media won’t tell. It has no agenda or bias, it provides space to document and tell stories of living and surviving air pollution in India. It started out as a hashtag used by Delhiites while uploading their videologs documenting their days of … Continue reading Spotlight: #LetMeBreathe
Spotlight: Sriniwasa Prabhu N.
Sriniwasa Prabhu N. has a Bachelors degree in Civil Engineering from the College of Engineering Guindy, Anna University, Chennai and a Masters in Environmental Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University, USA. For ~one year, he worked with the CAPS team in CMU on the low-cost multi-pollutant sensor package, RAMPs, and was part of the team that … Continue reading Spotlight: Sriniwasa Prabhu N.
New study on source apportionment of PM2.5
A new study on sources of PM2.5 in India has been released by Greenpeace and the Air-Weather-Climate (AWC) research group at Louisiana State University. The report is entitled Source Apportionment, Health Effects and Potential Reduction of Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5). The top four sources for PM identified in this analysis include coal-fired power plants, industrial … Continue reading New study on source apportionment of PM2.5
