Kolkata Clean Air organized a press conference on March 22nd focusing on air pollution and health in the city. Panelists included: Dr. Abhijit Sarkar- Lead Consultant, Narayana MultiSpecialty Hospital Dr. Arup Haldar - Consultant Pulmonologist, Columbia Asia Hospital Dr. Chandrakanth - Medical Oncology Narayana Superspeciality Hospital Dr. Lalit Kapoor - Cardiac Surgeon, RN Tagore Hospital … Continue reading Press Conference: Air Pollution in Kolkata
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Event Alert: Seminar for Journalists
Understanding & Reporting Climate, Air Pollution & Health – A Seminar for Journalists WHAT: The proposed workshop aims to help environmental and health journalists understand the scientific data around air monitoring, particularly the data available for monitoring air quality in Chennai, its health implications and the need for immediate action. WHERE: Press Institute of India (website) … Continue reading Event Alert: Seminar for Journalists
Kolkata Clean Air March
Kolkata Clean Air Coalition is organizing a Clean Air March on Sunday, January 28th. The march will start at Hazra Crossing at 9:30AM and end at Victoria Terminal. Details below: Twitter: @kolkatacleanair
Event Alert: Panel on Air Pollution
What: Panel on 'Health Effects of Exposure to Air Pollution' When: Wednesday, December 20, 2017, 4-5:30 PM Where: Conference Hall, Centre for Policy Research Public debate over the quality of Delhi's air reliably spikes every winter, along with the readings from air quality monitors. However, public discussion tends to rapidly taper off, even as the air … Continue reading Event Alert: Panel on Air Pollution
Air Quality Action Plan for Panjim
Indian and European Experts gather in Goa to develop Panjim's Air Quality Action Plan On 16 September 2017, Indian and European Experts will gather in Panjim, Goa to brainstorm about air pollution emissions in the city and find solutions to be developed in a local air quality action plan. Henriette Faergemann, Councelor Environment, Energy … Continue reading Air Quality Action Plan for Panjim
Workshop on Air Quality Management
What: A workshop on Air Quality Management (AQM) When: September 27th , 2017 Where: Mumbai Organizers: SDG Foundation and IFAT India Contact: Dr. Shrikar Dole (shrikardole[at]sdg-foundation[dot]org) The following text has been provided by the SDG Foundation, and has only been lightly edited for brevity. Details Air Quality Management has drawn attention of the policymakers, regulators, … Continue reading Workshop on Air Quality Management
Conference on Aerosols-Climate Change
International Conference on Aerosol Climate Change Connection Bose Institute, an autonomous scientific research organization under Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt of India is going to organize an International Conference on Aerosol Climate Change Connection (AC3). This international conference will be focused on the discussions on the emerging trends in recent aerosol science researches and … Continue reading Conference on Aerosols-Climate Change
2017 AOGS Annual Meeting- Abstract Submission
What? 14th Annual Meeting of the Asia Oceania Geosciences Society [Website] Session AS15: Satellite Remote Sensing Methods and Data Applications for Air Quality Monitoring and Research in Asia Conveners: Pawan Gupta (USRA/GSFC), Robert Levy (GSFC), Jhoon Kim (Yonsei Univ., South Korea), Sachin Ghude (IITM, India), and Lok Lamsal (USRA/GSFC) Air pollution monitoring, especially in developing … Continue reading 2017 AOGS Annual Meeting- Abstract Submission
Indian Aerosol Science and Technology Association
The Indian Aerosol Science and Technology Association (IASTA) is a professional organization for the scientists and engineers endeavoring towards the advancements in the field of aerosol research in the Indian context. The association has more than 400 members, and is a member of the International Aerosol Research Assembly (IARA). If you would like to join IASTA, sign … Continue reading Indian Aerosol Science and Technology Association
Spotlight: OpenAQ
What is OpenAQ? OpenAQ aggregates physical air quality data from public data sources provided by government, research-grade and other sources. So far, the community has collected 26,031,714 air quality measurements from 2,680 locations in 25 countries. Data are aggregated from 32 government level and research-grade sources. Check out the map here. OpenAQ collaborators (clockwise): Daniel Silva (Portgual), Joe … Continue reading Spotlight: OpenAQ
