Anthropogenic land use and land cover changes—A review on its environmental consequences and climate change

PS Roy, RM Ramachandran, O Paul, PK Thakur… - Journal of the Indian …, 2022 - Springer
The global demand for food and bioenergy changes associated with land use and land
cover change (LULCC) has raised concerns about the environment, global warming, and …

Effect of lockdown amid COVID-19 pandemic on air quality of the megacity Delhi, India

S Mahato, S Pal, KG Ghosh - Science of the total environment, 2020 - Elsevier
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a nationwide lockdown is imposed in India initially for three
weeks from 24th March to 14th April 2020 and extended up to 3rd May 2020. Due to the …

What is polluting Delhi's Air? A review from 1990 to 2022

SK Guttikunda, SK Dammalapati, G Pradhan, B Krishna… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Delhi's annual average PM2. 5 concentration in 2021–22 was 100 μg/m3—20 times more
than the WHO guideline of 5 μg/m3. This is an improvement compared to the limited …

[HTML][HTML] Temporary reduction in fine particulate matter due to 'anthropogenic emissions switch-off'during COVID-19 lockdown in Indian cities

P Kumar, S Hama, H Omidvarborna, A Sharma… - Sustainable cities and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic elicited a global response to limit associated mortality, with social
distancing and lockdowns being imposed. In India, human activities were restricted from late …

Emerging challenges of air pollution and particulate matter in China, India, and Pakistan and mitigating solutions

MN Anwar, M Shabbir, E Tahir, M Iftikhar, H Saif… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study examines point and non-point sources of air pollution and particulate matter and
their associated socioeconomic and health impacts in South Asian countries, primarily India …

Exceedances and trends of particulate matter (PM2. 5) in five Indian megacities

V Singh, S Singh, A Biswal - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) is the leading environmental risk factor that requires
regular monitoring and analysis for effective air quality management. This work presents the …

Spurring competitiveness, social and economic performance of family-owned SMEs through social entrepreneurship; a multi-analytical SEM & ANN perspective

RU Khan, C Richardson, Y Salamzadeh - Technological Forecasting and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Social enterprises have become a nascent concept in academia and have grabbed the
attention of research scholars. They are deemed as an important predictor of economic …

PM2.5 diminution and haze events over Delhi during the COVID-19 lockdown period: an interplay between the baseline pollution and meteorology

SK Dhaka, Chetna, V Kumar, V Panwar, AP Dimri… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Delhi, a tropical Indian megacity, experiences one of the most severe air pollution in the
world, linked with diverse anthropogenic and biomass burning emissions. First phase of …

Rapid night-time nanoparticle growth in Delhi driven by biomass-burning emissions

S Mishra, SN Tripathi, VP Kanawade, SL Haslett… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Natural and anthropogenic biomass burning are among the major sources of particulate
pollution worldwide that affects air quality, climate and human health. Delhi, one of the …

A review of particulate pollution over Himalaya region: Characteristics and salient factors contributing ambient PM pollution

MA Hassan, T Mehmood, J Liu, X Luo, X Li… - Atmospheric …, 2023 - Elsevier
The Himalayas, which include delicate and unspoiled ecosystems, have the third-largest
glacier ice store in the world. Recent research reveals that anthropogenic and natural factors …