The increase in respiratory admissions (bronchitis, bronchial asthma) is directly proportional to increase in air quality index (AQI), the report read
The international team of researchers used data from a range of Earth Observation sensors, including those from the European Space Agency's Sentinel-5p and NASA's MODIS sensors,...
The report estimates that India's workers take 1.3 billion days off work annually because of the adverse effects of air pollution on their health, amounting to...
Bhalswa and Ghazipur landfill sites, industrial areas at Jhilmil, Wazirpur, New Friends Colony, Dilshad Garden and Lawrence Road are among the 11 contaminated sites in Delhi
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) was hearing an application filed by Westend Green Farms Society seeking compliance of environmental norms by restaurants/hotels/motels/banquets in terms of earlier...
The health impact that air pollution has on development and growth of infants and children is concerning - it reduces life expectancy, overall brain growth, and...
The findings in the latest analysis show that 40 per cent of the disease burden due to air pollution is from lung diseases
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) issued the direction after acknowledging that green cover on both sides of highways is absolutely essential to mitigate adverse impact of...
The National Green Tribunal issued the order after acknowledging that dust pollution is a significant component of air pollution and that sweeping of roads is one...
On National Pollution Control Day, netizens took to social media to raise awareness about increasing levels of air pollution and the need to contain it
In 2020, on Diwali day, a decrease in PM 10 and PM 2.5 was observed as compared to pre-Diwali day by about 16 per cent and...
A recent Harvard study has shown that people with COVID-19 who live in regions with high levels of air pollution are more likely to die from...