[HTML][HTML] Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on clean fuel programmes in India and ensuring sustainability for household energy needs

K Ravindra, M Kaur-Sidhu, S Mor, J Chakma… - Environment …, 2021 - Elsevier
Clean cooking energy strategies are critical for reducing air pollution, improving health, and
achieving related Sustainable Development Goals. The recent COVID-19 lockdowns may …

Does airborne pollen influence COVID-19 outbreak?

K Ravindra, A Goyal, S Mor - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2021 - Elsevier
The fast spread of SARS-CoV-2 presented a worldwide challenge to public health,
economy, and educational system, affecting wellbeing of human society. With high …

Impact of COVID-19 lockdown on air quality in Chandigarh, India: understanding the emission sources during controlled anthropogenic activities

S Mor, S Kumar, T Singh, S Dogra, V Pandey… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
The variation in ambient air quality during COVID-19 lockdown was studied in Chandigarh,
located in the Indo-Gangetic plain of India. Total 14 air pollutants, including particulate …

COVID-19 lockdown and its impact on tropospheric NO2 concentrations over India using satellite-based data

A Biswal, T Singh, V Singh, K Ravindra, S Mor - Heliyon, 2020 - cell.com
Abstract The World Health Organization has declared the COVID-19 pandemic a global
public health emergency. Many countries of the world, including India, closed their borders …

A high-resolution emission inventory of air pollutants from primary crop residue burning over Northern India based on VIIRS thermal anomalies

T Singh, A Biswal, S Mor, K Ravindra, V Singh… - Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Emissions from the crop residue burning adversely affect the regional and global air quality
including public health. In this study, a district-wise comprehensive emission inventory of key …

Impact of COVID-19 lockdown on ambient air quality in megacities of India and implication for air pollution control strategies

K Ravindra, T Singh, A Biswal, V Singh… - Environmental Science and …, 2021 - Springer
The impact of restrictions during various phases of COVID-19 lockdown on daily mean PM
2.5 concentration in five Indian megacities (New Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata, Mumbai, and …

Application of machine learning approaches to predict the impact of ambient air pollution on outpatient visits for acute respiratory infections

K Ravindra, SS Bahadur, V Katoch, S Bhardwaj… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
With a remarkable increase in industrialization among fast-develo** countries, air
pollution is rising at an alarming rate and has become a public health concern. The study …

Appraisal of regional haze event and its relationship with PM2. 5 concentration, crop residue burning and meteorology in Chandigarh, India

K Ravindra, T Singh, V Sinha, B Sinha, S Paul, SD Attri… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Air pollution affects not only the air quality in megacities but also in medium and small-sized
cities due to rapid urbanization, industrialization, and other anthropogenic activities. From …

COVID-19 pandemic and sudden rise in crop residue burning in India: issues and prospects for sustainable crop residue management

K Ravindra, T Singh, S Mor - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
The seasonal burning of crop residue significantly affects the environment, leading to poor
air quality over Indo-Gangetic Plain (IGP) in India. Hence, there have been significant efforts …