Air pollution
Apr 17, 2025
Hyderabad is facing rising air pollution levels, and one of the key reasons is the large number of expired vehicles still running on the roads. According to officials, around 14.8 lakh such vehicles...
Feb 13, 2025
HANOI: Clean air is essential for a healthy life, yet nearly 99% of the global population breathes air that does not meet the World Health Organization’s (WHO) strict quality standards.
December 26- Delhi Air Pollution: AQI remains 'very poor' as IMD issues yellow alert; trains delayed
Dec 26, 2024
Delhi's air quality remained in the "very poor" category on Thursday, although there were signs of improvement. The 24-hour average Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded at 8 a.m. stood at 341.
Nov 20, 2024
The Delhi government has officially announced to shift the offline classes to online except for Classes 10 and 12 due to air pollution.
Nov 19, 2024
Delhi University has issued a clarification over an online notice stating that a winter holiday was declared from November 19 to 27.
Nov 18, 2024
The worsening air pollution situation in Haryana's Nuh district has prompted the administration to declare holidays for schools up to Class 5 from November 18 to November 22.
Nov 18, 2024
Patna, Nov 18 (IANS) The air quality in Patna and other parts of Bihar has been deteriorating raising serious health and environmental concerns.
Nov 18, 2024
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) As the national Capital chokes under ‘severe plus’ air quality amid dense fog, the Supreme Court is set to hear on Monday a public interest litigation (PIL) relating to...
Nov 15, 2024
The Delhi government said that all the primary schools in the national capital will be shut down and shifted to an online mode till further notice.
Nov 15, 2024
Kolkata, Nov 15 (IANS) Air quality in Kolkata has started dipping with a drop in temperature as AQI levels ranged between 204 and 290 since Thursday.
Nov 15, 2024
New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) Long-term exposure to air pollution may cause severe harm to the lung health of children and significantly raise the risk of lung cancer and respiratory diseases like asthma...
Nov 13, 2024
As the monsoon season recedes, many cities across India are grappling with a sharp decline in air quality, putting residents, particularly vulnerable groups, at serious health risk.
Nov 06, 2024
New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) Delhi-NCR's air quality remained dangerously poor on Wednesday, nearing the 'severe' category in several locations across the region.
Oct 30, 2024
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, BMC has released a set of rules for the city on the way to celebrate Diwali, urging its citizens to reduce air and noise pollution to the highest limit.
Oct 24, 2024
Delhi Suffocates: Parents Demand Pollution Holidays as AQI Hits Danger Zone
Apr 06, 2023
London, April 6 (IANS) People exposed to higher levels of air pollution before the pandemic are likely to have lower antibody responses to Covid-19 vaccines, suggests a study.
Nov 05, 2022
The environmentalist and CEO of Grow-Trees.com says burning stubble has long-lasting effects and affects soil fertility significantly
Oct 13, 2022
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a plea for urgent hearing on ban on storage, sale and use of all types of firecrackers in the national capital till January 1, 2023.
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Mar 31, 2022
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Jan 27, 2022
New Delhi: An inquiry report in Pakistan accused India of being responsible for the severe air pollution levels in Lahore.
Sep 13, 2021
A couple of years ago, the necessary things you would carry while leaving the house would have been different but now one important thing has been added to it.
Dec 01, 2020
MANCHERIAL: Pulimadugu and Koteshwaraopalli residents in Mandamarri Mandal have expressed their concerns over the increase of air pollution caused by ceramic pipe companies, rice mills, and a paper-...
Journal Science Advances
Nov 06, 2020
A new analysis of more than 3,000 counties in the US has found that people with long-term exposure to fine-particle pollutants may be more likely to die from COVID-19.
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Jan 24, 2020
E-nose technology is very helpful in designing more environmentally-friendly, clean technologies for energy production in various industrial processes.
The air quality in Delhi-NCR deteriorated further Thursday night
Nov 01, 2019
A public health emergency has been declared in the Delhi-NCR region and all construction activities have been banned till November 5, Supreme Court mandated panel of Environment Pollution (Prevention...
Air Pollution Could Cause Intellectual Disability: Study
Nov 22, 2018
A team of researchers has linked intellectual disabilities among children to rising air pollution, stressing that exposure outdoor may impede cognitive development
No Morning Walks For Delhiites Over Poor Air Quality
Nov 21, 2018
It was a misty morning in the national capital on Wednesday with pollution levels ‘very poor’ as the Met noted presence of smoke in the air calling it “not supportive” for walking or jogging.
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Jun 21, 2018
A United Nations report published on Wednesday said in 2016, an estimated 4.2 million people died as a result of high levels of ambient air pollution.
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May 02, 2018
People in Asia and Africa face the biggest problems, according to the study.
India and China together contribute to over half of the global deaths due to pollution
Apr 18, 2018
The burden of pollution is falling hardest on the poorest communities, with the gap between the most polluted and least polluted countries rising rapidly
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Jan 26, 2018
Exposure to air pollution among teen girls (ages 14-18) is associated with slightly increased chances of menstrual irregularity
In 2017, a task force for air pollution management in Delhi was constituted by Cabinet Secretariat 
Jan 26, 2018
The top court asked the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF) what it proposed to do on the air pollution issue for the rest of the country.
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Jan 24, 2018
Babies’ exposure to high levels of air pollution in the womb may lead to a type of DNA damage, typically associated with ageing, called telomere
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, and German Environment Minister Barbara Hendricks, attend the 2nd summit on air pollution in German cities 
Nov 28, 2017
German Chancellor Angela Merkel says the federal government will provide 1 billion euros (1.2 billion dollars) to cities and towns across the country in 2018
r 61 per cent of total deaths in India were attributed to lifestyle or non-communicable diseases (N
Nov 28, 2017
Air pollution is responsible for 30 per cent of premature deaths in India while every third child in Delhi has impaired lungs
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Nov 27, 2017
Highlighting major links between environment and health, a study released here on Monday held lifestyle diseases like obesity,
Men who regularly get exposed to air pollution may be at an increased risk of having poorer quality sperm
Nov 22, 2017
Researchers from the Chinese University of Hong Kong found a strong association between PM2.5 exposure and abnormal sperm shape
The dirtiest of fossil fuels still generates 40 percent of the world’s electricity, and none of the countries that truly depend on it were on hand to take the “no coal” pledge.
Nov 17, 2017
A score of mostly wealthy nations banded together at UN climate talks to swear off coal-fired power, a key driver of global warming and air pollution.
The state of health emergency stirred the public discourse on air pollution in the country. Apart from knee-jerk measures that included Delhi government’s odd-even scheme, halting construction activities and shutting down schools
Nov 15, 2017
Delhi is a wakeup call for the world on air pollution. It clearly tells us that unless decisive actions are taken to reduce air pollution
Indoor air pollution also caused five per cent of the disease burden last year in Delhi
Nov 15, 2017
The burden due to household air pollution is highest in the Empowered Action Group states
To strengthendefensive mechanisms there are certain tips that one should follow to ward off skin diseases
Nov 14, 2017
Tips To Prevent Skin Diseases Caused By Air Pollution
Air pollution may increase the risk of bone fractures by causing loss of mineral density
Nov 10, 2017
Osteoporosis, the most common reason for a broken bone among the elderly, is a disease in which bones become brittle and weak
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