Two billion children exposed to high levels of air pollution: UNICEF

Every year, about 600,000 children under the age of five die from diseases linked to indoor and outdoor air pollution

Almost half of world’s population exposed to indoor air pollution

Experts highlight the hazards of indoor air pollution; call for urgent shift to clean cooking fuel

Protests against retail chains getting into fruits and vegetables

Desert dust storms carry human-made toxic pollutants and the health risk extends indoors

Deserts now increasingly border built structures around the world, including urban dwellings

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‘India should lead way in clean cook stoves’

Experts draw attention to high child mortality and morbidity among women and children because of inefficient cook stoves

Deadly nursery: Children queue in hospitals with respiratory problems as Delhi air turns toxic

PM10, PM2.5 levels cross 5 times the normal levels in national capital 

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Search for a good hearth

While cook stoves in India are becoming fuel-efficient, they are not improving air quality, finds study

Study undertaken to determine pollution guidelines for underground metro stations

India has to develop its own system to keep pollution levels low because the instrumentation used in other metros abroad is expensive and …

Wake up and smell the air

Deadly nursery: Why children bear brunt of toxic air in Delhi

Pollutants lower immunity levels and increase inflammation in children, say experts

Neo-addiction

Youngsters are getting hooked on flavoured e-cigarettes. Studies belie manufacturers’ claims

Environmental crimes: India may take upto 33 yrs to clear case backlog, says report

By the end of 2018, the number of cases pending trial climbed to 48,238

The chulha politics

Smoke in the kitchen

The new ‘green’ biomass cookstove has immense potential but why is it missing in homes?

Why film festivals on the environment are a good idea

There is something about watching our environmental issues through the visual medium. If structured and shown with research, the impact of a …

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