Deadly nursery: Children under 5 worst sufferers of respiratory diseases in capital, healthcare personnel admit
A hospital in Connaught Place even witnesses cases of child deaths as it lacks availability of oxygen ports, flow meters and even beds
Climate change worsening air pollution: 131.2 million Americans breathing unhealthy air, warns report
Nearly 90.7 million people in the US live in counties with failing grades for year-round particle pollution, finds report
DTE Analysis: Siberia witnesses over 150% rise in air pollution
Estimates suggest emissions due to fires may turn atmospheric carbon sink Siberian taiga forests into source of carbon
Smog towers ineffective, at least 40,000 needed in Delhi to combat toxic air: DPCC tells NGT
Towers can reduce particulate pollution by 12% in 200 metre radius; DPCC suggests turning buildings into air pollution control museums
50 most polluted regions of world in India’s northern plains: University of Chicago report
Delhi is the most polluted city in India and the world, report highlights
Simply Put: The price of cars
Gassed: How air pollution is causing greater loss of healthy life years in children compared to older people
Air pollution is one of the biggest reasons for child mortality in India. From womb to birth to adolescence, murky air with heavy dose of PM2.5 …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 6, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
High levels of particulate matter exposure increase breast cancer risk, finds study
Researchers observed an 8% increase in breast cancer incidence for people living in areas with higher PM2.5 exposure
International Day of Clean Air and Blue Skies 2023: India needs airshed policies to tackle air pollution
It is not possible for local administrative units to meet the clean air benchmark without minimising regional influence; airshed level control …
Simply Put: Editing out the problem
MoEFCC finalises emission standards for small boilers; but silent on whether they’re applicable for Delhi-NCR
Techno-centric policies, cleaner fuels needed to shave off industrial emissions
Expect Delhi to become a gas chamber again this Diwali
Western disturbance too weak to bring respite, light rain could worsen air quality
Deteriorating air quality in Delhi and Dhaka, as smog envelops both capitals
Bangladesh has been urged by the World Bank to clean up the air by coordinating more closely with its south Asian neighbours
Only 32 Indian cities had clean air this January, Delhi, Bhagalpur most polluted
15 cities recorded PM2.5 levels more than double the prescribed standard
Air pollution exposure while in womb can impact newborn’s stress responses: Study
Exposure to higher levels of NO2 and PM10 can bring down the dose of proteins that resist stress, inflammation and ageing
Fine particulate air pollution shortens average Indian’s life by 5.3 years: University of Chicago
Nearly 40% of India’s population concentrated in Indo-Gangetic Plain to be affected most due to air pollution
To play or not to play? Cricket matches despite toxic air raise questions on pollution guidelines
World Cup match on November 6 in Delhi went ahead despite ‘severe’ air for four days in a row
SC orders Punjab, Rajasthan, Haryana to stop stubble burning; clarifies firecracker regulations apply to all states, not just Delhi
Apex court also directed Delhi government to repair defunct smog towers immediately
NO2 exposure can lead to premature death, respiratory & circulatory illness: Report
Review suggested improving air quality indices to include information on health risks and vulnerable groups & alerts on NO2 peak pollution levels
Simply Put: Passive pollution
Rise in hospitalisations for breathlessness, allergies: How Bihar’s worsening air quality is affecting children, even infants
Prolonged exposure to unhealthy air may have made children more vulnerable to chronic illnesses, say doctors
Air pollution by PM2.5 linked to rise in antibiotic resistance globally: Analysis
Study throws new light on spread of antimicrobial resistance through air, has relevance for all areas where air pollution is higher, says CSE
National Clean Air Programme missed 2024 target to push back pollution, study shows
Durgapur in West Bengal deteriorated most; Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh saw most improvement during 2019-2024
New study on Delhi’s wastepickers, sweepers, security guards establishes link between air pollution & lung disease
Around 75-86 per cent respondents had abnormal pulmonary function, shows study