<p>India is home to 18 of the 20 cities with the most severe increase in fine particle pollutants or PM2.5 from 2010 to 2019, according to this comprehensive and detailed analysis of air pollution and global health effects for over 7,000 cities, published by the Health Effects Institute (HEI).</p>
A new report titled “Behind the Smokescreen” by Greenpeace India reveals that a year after initial nationwide lockdowns due to Covid-19, NO2 (nitrogen dioxide) pollution has increased in India’s eight
The World Health Organization attributes about 3.3 million annual premature deaths to outdoor air pollution in low- and middle-income countries. Comprehensive pollution monitoring in urban areas has been
<p>It is evident that as compared to lockdown period, air quality in terms of Air Quality Index has remained ‘Satisfactory’ during modified lockdown period at all the towns except at Jodhpur
Air pollution may shave as much as seven months off the life expectancy of children who live in congested cities, UK research suggests. The “mortality burden” of a lifetime of breathing toxic air has
More than three quarters of the 43m cars tampered with in the Dieselgate emissions test cheating scandal are still on the road four years later. It will probably take another two years to recall the
Air Quality Index also expected to slowly deteriorate in the next two days With rising temperatures, surface ozone pollution is expected to increase in Delhi in the next three days, according to a forecast
Bengaluru: How bad is the air we breathe? What impact does the city’s toxic air have on our health? Soon, such questions will get specific answers with the Clean Air Platform (CAP), a collective initiating
Eskom's pollution has been linked to premature deaths in Mpumalanga and Gauteng, an environmental organisation has charged. Data from Greenpeace suggests that pollution caused by Eskom's coal power
Nitrogen pollution is one of the biggest environmental issues faced by humans today and requires urgent action from nations around the world, the UN Environment agency said on Monday. Its Frontiers
