Currently, everyone in Delhi is a smoker and not only smokers, but heavy smokers, says Dr. Sameer, Cardiologist, Fortis Escort
The Great Smog of 1952 often called "The Big Smoke" killed an estimated 12,000 people and had long-term ill-effects on the health of the city's residents
The green body pointed out that large number of diesel taxis are being permitted to ply in Delhi contrary to the judgement and directions of the...
Measures like ban on construction and entry of trucks enforced under the 'severe plus' or emergency category of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) may be...
The revised rates for cars were Rs 80 per hour and Rs 400 for 24 hours, according to the SDMC order
India had in 2015 decided to leapfrog straight to Euro-VI emission norm compliant petrol and diesel from the current Euro-IV grade by April 2020. Now that...
The two chief ministers met on November 15 in Chandigarh and discussed about several issues of air pollution including crop residue burning and vehicular pollution
As Delhi chokes under a thick blanket of smog, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal meets Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar to discuss the issue and...
Supreme Court had ordered 10,000 buses 19 years ago but the city is no where near that figure of buses. The poor state of DTC clearly...
As national capital struggles with Air Pollution, a Right to Information (RTI) reveals that money collected through Environment cess has not been utilised by the Delhi...
Harsh Vardhan contrasted the pollution choking large swathes of north India, including Delhi, with the 1984 gas leak in Bhopal that killed at least 25,000 people.
Focussing on the need of the better public transport in Delhi, the High Court said, pollution on account of road transport is the major source of...
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...
