Delhi loses 80 lives to air pollution every day, says study

Outdoor air pollution is the fifth largest killer in India

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Can polluted air particles inhaled by a pregnant mother reach her placenta?

Traces of the pollutants were found in the foetal side which was very close to where the umbilical emerges

Decoding the ICCT report on health impacts from vehicular pollution

The first-ever comprehensive assessment of health impacts of global transport emissions has exposed the lethal health effects of vehicular fumes …

The Role of Global Air Pollution in Aging and Disease: Reading Smoke Signals

Global Air Pollution in Aging: Reading Smoke Signals is a complete reference connecting environmental pollution research to the human aging …

Why Diesel Vehicles should be regulated in Delhi

Diesel vehicles are allowed to pollute more and their exhaust is directly linked to cancer. This is a good enough reason to regulate the sale and …

Climate Change and Air Pollution: The Impact on Human Health in Developed and Developing Countries

This book discusses regional and international climate-change, air- pollution and human-health scenarios.

What to do on polluted days

Exposure to air pollution can lead to acute lower respiratory infections in children and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adults. How do …

When citizens choose not to hear

Firecrackers would stop burning only when environment-friendly options of celebrating Diwali are made appealing

Delhi's air quality worsens, but does the city have a plan to avoid repeat of 2016?

In the past week, the PM2.5 concentration in ambient air has consistently increased in the national capital region

Anumita Roy Chowdhury reacts to Global burden of Health Study

The Centre for Science and Environment demands urgent intervention and action in view of the results from the new analysis of global burden of …

Chandra Bhushan on air pollution risk

Chandra Bhushan, deputy director general of Centre for Science and Environment, talks about the risks of air pollution on people and the …

Cities free their roads of cars to fight air pollution

Bikers and pedestrians are slowly reclaiming their space in metropolises as well as other urban centres to reduce vehicle emission and toxicity …

Indians have shorter lifespan because of air pollution

A new study by Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology and National Centre for Atmospheric Research, says that one could lose as much as 6.…

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Clean(er) cooking in India: We need a transition to better solutions along with smarter policies

Lack of access to cylinder distribution networks means that schemes such as PMUY have not succeeded as expected

Number of ‘bad air’ days rising in Rajasthan: CSE analysis

Five cities including Jaipur, Alwar, Jodhpur, Udaipur and Kota need to implement clean air action plans with speed, scale and urgency

These three state capitals have air quality as bad as Delhi

In the past eight days, Lucknow, Kolkata and Patna have recorded poor or very poor air quality levels

SC asks Centre to notify air pollution control plan within two weeks; CSE welcomes ruling

Delhi and NCR will have to reduce particulate pollution by at least 74 per cent from the current level of annual average PM2.5 to be able to meet …

How to win the climate wars – talk about local 'pollution' not global warming

Unlike the more abstract idea of global climate change, pollution is tangible and its effects are obvious

Cities free their roads of cars to fight air pollution

Bikers and pedestrians are slowly reclaiming their space in metropolises as well as other urban centres to reduce vehicle emission and toxicity …

Bengal govt cites COVID-19 excuse for not phasing out old commercial vehicles

Large commercial vehicles, including goods carriers and buses, account for 74-80% of PM 2.5 and PM 10 in Howrah and Kolkata

Indoor air pollution can slow down brain development in infants: Study

Very small particulate matter can move from respiratory tract to brain