The court had last year issued directions for curbing pollution levels in Uttar Pradesh in which it banned entry of vehicles in the municipal corporation area...
According to the Lancet Commission on Pollution and Health, in 2015, out of 9 million people who died in the world due to air pollution alone,...
In a letter to the chief of Delhi Pollution Control Committee, Environment Minister Imran Hussain issued a slew of directions to control rising levels of air...
Increase in stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana may affect Delhi’s air quality as Delhi is set to receive north-westerly winds from Punjab and Haryana
Despite serving notices to organisations for violating environment protocols to tackle Delhi’s air pollution, many refused to pay the environment compensation varying from Rs 1,000 to...
In order to improve the transportation system in Delhi, Delhi government on November 17 announced procurement of new buses. 1,000 DTC and 1,000 cluster buses will...
The weather forecasters have predicted that Delhi’s air quality is likely to remain in the ‘very poor’ category in the coming days
An Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur report, which assessed the chemical composition of pollution from various sources in the city, also concluded that combustion- vehicular and industrial...
At least 2.5 million people in India died early because of pollution in 2015, more than any other country in the world, according to a study...
Unsafe water, sanitation, and handwashing was the second leading risk responsible for disease burden in India in 1990, but dropped to the seventh leading risk in...
The report said disease burden due to air pollution remained high in India between 1990 and 2016, as it caused cardiovascular and respiratory diseases and infections
The Supreme Court had on October 24 banned the use of pet coke and furnace oil in 3 states of Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan from...
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...
