Among six pollutants, nitrogen dioxide (NO2) had the strongest association with all four types of arrhythmias, and the greater the exposure, the stronger the association
Air pollution: The primary focus of the summer action plan is on dust pollution, which has been a major contributor to the city's worsening air quality,...
As per Air Quality Index (AQI) data of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Delhi has witnessed a maximum number of days with 'Good to Moderate'...
According to officials, the civic body in Mumbai will form ward-level task force to implement standard operating procedures to control dust pollution rising out of construction...
The Delhi government in its budget 2023-24 proposed to clear up dumpsites and improve primary healthcare, among other things
Mumbai has refineries and fertiliser plants on its eastern coast, and the round-the-clock industrial activity there is having a direct impact on the air quality in...
Union Environment Ministry says 95 of the 131 non-attainment cities covered under NCAP have witnessed an “overall improvement” in PM10 levels in 2021 as compared to...
The report by Swiss firm IQAir stated that roughly 60 per cent of cities in India included in the report experienced annual PM2.5 levels at least...
The study, published in the journal Nature Geoscience, found that the trigger for the high levels of particulate matter in Delhi's air is the fumes emitted...
The data from 131 countries is taken from over 30,000 ground-based monitors, either government or non-government operated
Scientists at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, US, found that the effects were most evident on the lumbar spine, with nitrous oxides (NO) twice...
The state government has formulated a special framework for stubble management to reduce pollution.