Not just lungs, carbon particles can penetrate into placenta of pregnant women
A new research has found evidence that air pollutants pass from lungs to the placenta
With just 272 buses per million people, how can odd-even rule in Delhi be successful?
The city is already short of about 5,000 public buses to cover all its 865 routes
Air-polluting chemicals travel across continents, pose greater risk of cancer: study
Cancer risks due to exposure to PAH seem four times higher than predicted earlier
Nine out of 10 people breathe poor quality air, says WHO
Low- and middle-income countries are the worst affected regions
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 6, 2023)
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Air pollution: European countries making strides, but others lagging behind
Dangerous air quality levels continue to be recorded throughout Europe and Central Asia, despite imprpvement in slashing emssions, UNEP study notes
Air quality improved in parts of Africa due to dip in fires
In the dry months between November and February, there was a 4.5 per cent decline in nitrogen dioxide (NO2) concentration
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 9, 2019)
Air pollution causes 7 million premature deaths every year: UN expert
David Boyd, special rapporteur on human rights and environment, urges countries to beat pollution and hence not violate people’s rights to …
Yamaha, Suzuki and Mazda also cheated in emission tests
Japan reveals that its major car makers conducted improper fuel economy and emissions tests on their vehicles
In an unprecedented move, four major capital cities to ban diesel vehicles by 2025
Paris, Mexico City, Madrid and Athens will incentivise use of alternative vehicle and promote walking and cycling
European companies selling highly polluting fuels to Africa
Exploiting weak fuel quality standards in African countries, these companies are deliberately lowering the quality of fuels
Air pollution causes premature deaths in India, says study
The Global Burden of Disease estimates rank pollution as the fifth largest killer in India, according to the World Health Organization
In the Parliament on March 14, 2016
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About 60 per cent OECD population exposed to dangerous PM2.5 pollution levels: report
Nearly half of all the countries from the group were found to have an annual PM10 concentration above WHO-recommended levels
Using green transport can prevent over 38,000 deaths in Africa’s Accra: WHO
Accra is one of the fastest-growing cities in Africa
Massive coal use in Mumbai’s industrial clusters worsening city’s air quality: CSE study
Inaction may lead to Mumbai’s air turning as toxic as Delhi’s, warn experts
Pollution in news on May 10
Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and debates on pollution
10 disturbing trends for Asia and the Pacific
The region is ageing rapidly, has the largest number of threatened species and more
Pollution levels on Diwali night were 'unacceptably high', says CSE
But official ambient monitoring shows slight improvement over last year
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Pollution bouncing back in middle and lower Indo-Gangetic Plain: CSE
After a decline in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, West Bengal, Bihar and Odisha are seeing a resurgence in pollution
How accessible, connected is Delhi? Not much, says new CSE study
Low-income neighbourhoods of Delhi are more inaccessible; but higher income, planned areas also fall short of benchmarks