Several experts have pointed out the gaps in air quality monitoring in India, here’s all you need to know
According to the UN Special Rapporteur, more than 6 billion people, one-third of them children, are regularly inhaling extremely polluted air putting their life, health and...
As much as two third of deaths from air pollution in India can be attributed to exhaust emissions from diesel vehicles, found a new study
According to a recent UN environment report, Nitrogen is essential for life but excess nitrogen pollution has tremendous consequences on humans as well as the environment
As per a study by International Food Policy Research Institute, in five years, the economic loss due to burning of crop residue and firecrackers is estimated...
Expert Andrew Light from World Resource Institute has said that India is an example of a large developing country that is still industrialising, but increasingly making...
After a short relief, air pollution in Delhi shift back to the moderate category with the air quality index (AQI) at 132 from AQI at 99,...
At present, there are eight automatic air quality monitoring stations and 75 manual stations in West Bengal, out of which 17 are in Kolkata
High wind speed in the national capital Delhi helped in the dispersion of pollutants, taking down the air quality index from 119 to 99 in satisfactory...
According to the study titled ‘Bio Medical Waste & Air Pollution’, rapid urbanisation, deteriorating air quality, increasing incidences of airborne diseases, aspiration to lead a healthier...
Owing to the rainfall in the region, citizens of the national capital region breathed a sigh of relief as they experienced an air quality between ‘moderate’...
The Supreme Court on January 20 asked Punjab and Haryana governments to consider granting subsidy to the farmers to stop stubble burning, the key reason for...
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...
