Accoridng to System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR), the farm fire count in Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and neighbouring areas increased...
Rajasthan has banned the sale of firecrackers and restricted its use among people with an aim to check the air pollution that engulfs the northern part...
AIIMS Director Dr Randeep Guleria talks about a spike in COVID-19 cases in Delhi, the link between air pollution and COVID and the need for citizen...
As the number of coronavirus cases spikes in national capital once again, NDTV speaks with experts to understand the surge in COVID-19 numbers
With the declining air quality of Delhi-NCR, stricter pollution control measures under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) came into effect across the region on October...
According to the ordinance on combating air pollution, any non-compliance of any provisions/rules or order/direction under the new law will be an offence punishable with a...
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal launched ‘Green Delhi’ mobile application that enables users to file complaints related to pollution causing activities
A new Harvard report explains how exposure to air pollution leads to an increase in COVID-19 deaths. NDTV speaks with experts to understand the co-relation and...
At a press conference, Dr Balram Bhargava, Director General (DG) of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), said air pollution might be a contributing factor...
Air pollution and spike in coronavirus cases in the national capital worry healthcare experts, here’s why
According to one of the researchers, Professor Jos Lelieveld, it's likely that particulate matter plays a role in 'super-spreading events' by favouring transmission of COVID-19
A study by Harvard University in September showed that an increase of only one microgram per cubic metre in Particulate Matter 2.5 may cause an 8...
34-year-old Dr Swaminathan Chandramouli runs “Doctor on Wheels”, a mobile-healthcare initiative to provide at-home medical services to senior citizens in...
70-year-old Dr Arunoday Mondal, a Padma awardee has been providing healthcare services for free to rural Sundarbans for over two...
Padma awardee Dr. Neelam Kler highlighted the importance of having a holistic healthcare approach to reduce neonatal and maternal mortality...
Dr Indira Chakravarty, who is a Public Health Specialist, said that the Banega Swasth India campaign has helped people understand...
Currently working as the Chairman of the Asian Institute of Gastroenterology and AIG Hospitals in Hyderabad, Padma awardee Dr Nageshwar...
