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Improved air quality leads to enhanced vegetation growth during the COVID–19 lockdown in India

Rahul Kashyap, J. Kuttippurath, V.K. Patel

Applied Geography Volume 151, February 2023, 102869

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2022.102869

COVID-19 lockdowns ‘turned India greener’

AlphaGalile

COVID-19 lockdowns ‘turned India greener’

COVID-19 lockdowns 'turned India greener'

phys.org

COVID-19 lockdowns 'turned India greener'

COVID-19 lockdowns ‘turned India greener

Sci Dev.net

COVID-19 lockdowns ‘turned India greener

COVID-19 lockdowns ‘turned India greener’

eurasiareview

COVID-19 lockdowns ‘turned India greener’

COVID-19 lockdowns ‘turned India greener’

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COVID-19 lockdowns ‘turned India greener’

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Air quality trends in rural India: analysis of NO2 pollution using satellite measurements

Pathak., M and Kuttippurath., J

Environmental Science: Processes and Impacts

https://doi.org/10.1039/D2EM00293K

HINDUSTAN

देश के ग्रामीण इलाको को भी प्रभावित कर रहा वायु प्रदुषण

The Print

IIT KGP researchers find increasing atmospheric pollution in rural India

THE KGP CHRONICLE

A Study on Rising Atmospheric Pollution in Rural India

INSIDE HEADLINE

IIT KGP researchers find increasing atmospheric pollution in rural India

Devdiscourse

IIT KGP researchers find increasing atmospheric pollution in rural India

The Indian EXPRESS

Atmospheric pollution increasing in rural India, say IIT-KGP researchers

PRESSBEE

IIT KGP researchers find increasing atmospheric pollution in rural India

examgyani

The researchers from IIT Kharagpur have discovered a rise in atmospheric pollution in rural areas of India

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Improvements in SO2 pollution in India: Role of technology and environmental regulations.

Kuttippurath., J, Patel., VK, Pathak., M, Singh., A 

Environmental Science and Pollution Research International

https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-21319-2

INDIA NEWS AND EDUDUCATION

INDIA NEWS AND EDUDUCATION

india: Significant drop in SO2 levels in India in last decade: IIT KGP

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pressreader

Significant drop in SO2 levels in India in last decade: Study

IIT Kharagpur

IIT Kharagpur

Effective Control Technologies to Reduce Sulphur Dioxide Pollution In India

vintageskill

vintageskill

IIT Kharagpur Researchers Claim Significant Drop in Sulphur Dioxide Levels in India in Last Decade

EQinternational

EQinternational

Significant drop in SO2 levels in India in last decade: IIT KGP study – EQ Mag Pro

FLIPBOARD

FLIPBOARD

IIT Kharagpur Researchers Claim Significant Drop in Sulphur Dioxide Levels in India in Last Decade

EmitraBlog

EmitraBlog

IIT Kharagpur Researchers Claim Significant Drop in Sulphur Dioxide Levels in India in Last Decade

NMPA

NMPA

Significant drop in SO2 levels in India in last decade: IIT KGP study

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Two decades of aerosol observations by AATSR, MISR, MODIS and MERRA-2 over India and Indian Ocean

Kuttippurath, J and S. Raj

Remote sensing of Environment

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2021.112363

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EastMojo

Rainfall in northeast India and the influence of black carbon aerosols

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AP Direct

Black Carbon Aerosols Affecting Rainfall Over Northeast India: Scientists

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MONGABAY

Scientists unpack the influence of black carbon aerosols on rainfall in northeast India

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VIRAL BHAYANI

How black carbon emissions are affecting rainfall within the North East

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The Dialogue

Global Warming: Black Carbon Aerosols Affecting Monsoon In Northeast India

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F10 News

How Black Carbon Emissions Are Affecting Rainfall In The North East

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Money Control

Scientists unpack the influence of black carbon aerosols on rainfall in northeast India

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The Quint

Black Carbon Aerosols Affecting Rainfall Over Northeast India: Scientists

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Air Quality during the COVID–19 Lockdown and Unlock Periods in India Analyzed Using Satellite and Ground-based Measurements

G S Gopikrishnan et al.

Environmental Processes, May 2021

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40710-022-00585-9

Air quality in India has worsened again after improving during the 2020 lockdown

Nature India

Air quality in India has worsened again after improving during the 2020 lockdown

Lockdown effect: Ahmedabad still continues to breathe better

Times of India

Lockdown effect: Ahmedabad still continues to breathe better

Ahmedabad continued to breathe better in 2021

The Times Bureau

Ahmedabad continued to breathe better in 2021

Ahmedabad: Air become more dangerous for children

ALERTOO

Ahmedabad: Air become more dangerous for children

Ahmedabad Still Breathes Better After

VIBES OF INDIA

Ahmedabad Still Breathes Better After

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The Increasing Surface Ozone and Tropospheric Ozone in Antarctica and Their Possible Drivers

Pankaj Kumar et al.

Environmental Science & Technology, June 2021

https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.0c08491

The KGP Chronicle

The KGP Chronicle

IIT Kharagpur unveiled the increasing ozone pollution in Antarctica

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gamersgrade.com

Ozone pollution has increased in Antarctica

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nach-welt.com

Die Ozonbelastung in der Antarktis hat in den letzten 25 Jahren stetig zugenommen

posibl.com

posibl.com

Ozone Pollution Has Increased in Antarctica

Alerta

Alerta

La contaminación por ozono troposférico aumenta en la Antártida

acs.org

acs.org

Ozone Pollution Has Increased in Antarctica

THE FACTIST

THE FACTIST

Ozone pollution has increased in Antarctica

deon.pl

deon.pl

Zanieczyszczenie ozonem na Antarktydzie może przyspieszyć zmiany klimatu

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Emergence of ozone recovery evidenced by reduction in the occurrence of Antarctic ozone loss saturation

J. Kuttippurath, P. Kumar, P. J. Nair and P. C. Pandey(2018)

npj Climate and Atmospheric Science,  November 2018
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41612-018-0052-6

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Long-Term Trends and Impact of SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19 Lockdown on the Primary Productivity of the North Indian Ocean

 N. Sunanda, J. Kuttippurath, R. Peter, Kunal Chakraborty, A. Chakraborty

Frontiers in Marine Science, August 2021https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.669415

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Record high levels of atmospheric ammonia over India: Spatial and temporal analyses

Kuttippurath, et al (2020)

The Science of The Total Environment, June 2020
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.139986

Plain part of North India atmospheric ammonia hotspot: IIT Kharagpur study

navbharat times

Plain part of North India atmospheric ammonia hotspot: IIT Kharagpur study

From Stubble To Subsidy: How We Are Paying For Our Poison

Yahoo Finance

From Stubble To Subsidy: How We Are Paying For Our Poison

Indo-Gangetic plain global hotspot of atmospheric ammonia: IIT KGP study

Business-Standard

Indo-Gangetic plain global hotspot of atmospheric ammonia: IIT KGP study

Indo Gangetic plain global hotspot of atmospheric ammonia: IIT Kharagpur study

economictimes.

Indo Gangetic plain global hotspot of atmospheric ammonia: IIT Kharagpur study

Ammonia in Atmosphere

Current Science

Ammonia in Atmosphere

Indo-gangetic plains are ammonia hotspot of the world

Nature India

Indo-gangetic plains are ammonia hotspot of the world

Indo Gangetic plain global hotspot of atmospheric ammonia: IIT Kharagpur study

Doordarshan news

Indo Gangetic plain global hotspot of atmospheric ammonia: IIT Kharagpur study

Indo Gangetic plain global hotspot of atmospheric ammonia, IIT Kharagpur study

Hindustantimes

Indo Gangetic plain global hotspot of atmospheric ammonia, IIT Kharagpur study

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Anthropogenic forcing exacerbating the urban heat islands in India

S. Raj, S. Paul, A. Chakraborty, J. Kuttippurath (2019)

Journal of Environmental Management,  December 2019

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.110006

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The signs of Antarctic ozone hole recovery

J. Kuttippurath and P. J. Nair
Scientific Reports, April 2017
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-00722-7

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Atmospheric Environment

PlumX Metrics – Top Social Media Articles 2020

A decade of satellite observations reveal significant increase in atmospheric formaldehyde from shipping in  Indian Ocean

G.S.Gopikrishnan, Jayanarayanan Kuttippurath (2021)

Atmospheric Environment, 1 February 2021

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2020.118095

Wettest place on Earth sees decreasing trend in rainfall

The Hindu

Wettest place on Earth sees decreasing trend in rainfall

Monitoring rainfall changes in world’s wettest place

Mongbay

Monitoring rainfall changes in world’s wettest place

The Wettest Place on Earth: Rainfall Shifts in the North-East

SteamIndia Reports

The Wettest Place on Earth: Rainfall Shifts in the North-East

Wettest Place on Earth Cherrapunji? No more

Current science

Wettest Place on Earth Cherrapunji? No more

World's wettest place sees decreasing rainfall patterns

The Hindu

World's wettest place sees decreasing rainfall patterns

The world’s wettest place in North East India is witnessing a decline in rainfall

The Dawnlit Post

The world’s wettest place in North East India is witnessing a decline in rainfall

Rainfall over the wettest place on Earth decreasing

Nature India

Rainfall over the wettest place on Earth decreasing

Rainfall Drops in NE India as Temperature Changes in Indian Ocean

The Wire

Rainfall Drops in NE India as Temperature Changes in Indian Ocean

Observed rainfall changes in the past century (1901–2019) over the wettest place on Earth

Kuttippurath  et al (2021)

Environmental Research Letters, January 2021

https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/abcf78

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Nature India

Nature India

Cyclones cause phytoplankton blooms over north Indian Ocean

News Break

News Break

Tropical storms trigger phytoplankton blooms in the deserts of north Indian Ocean

Tropical storms trigger phytoplankton blooms in the deserts of north Indian Ocean

J. Kuttippurath, N. Sunanda, M. V. Martin, Kunal Chakraborty

npj Climate and Atmospheric Science, February 2021

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41612-021-00166-x

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Contrasting trends in southwest monsoon rainfall over the Western Ghats region of India

H. Varikoden, J.V. Revadekar, J. Kuttippurath and C. A. Babu (2019)

Climate Dynamics, April 2019

https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-018-4397-7

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The local and global climate forcings induced inhomogeneity of Indian rainfall

P. J. Nair, a. Chakraborty, H. Varikoden, P. A. Francis, and J.Kuttippurath

Scientific Reports, 2018
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-24021-x

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