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`55% Delhi population directly hit by air pollution`

The report, submitted to the Delhi govt, estimated that about 55 per cent of Delhi`s population is d...

`Electric cars cause more pollution than petrol ones`

Researchers Chris Cherry and Shuguang Ji analysed the emissions and environmental health impacts of ...

Beijing starts releasing key air pollution data

Beijing has started releasing hourly readings for key air quality data that are expected to better i...

Air pollution ‘worsens’ winter smog in South Asia

Rapid rise in air pollution from fossil fuels and biomass burning has worsened winter smog and exten...

Air pollution worsens drought, flooding: Study

Researchers found that rising levels of aerosols in the air strongly affects cloud formations.

Air pollution intensifies Arabian Sea cyclones

Raising air pollution over the Indian sub-continent could be partly blamed for a recent increase in ...

Beijing air pollution `hazardous`: US embassy

The Chinese capital is one of the most polluted cities in the world, mainly due to its growing energ...

India’s ‘dry’ monsoon caused by air pollution

The effect of European aerosol pollution accounts for about half the drop in the volume of monsoon r...

Two million die of air pollution each year: WHO

Two million people worldwide die from air pollution each year, the Geneva based World Health Organiz...

Ozone in smog damages health even at current level

Health experts lamented a move by Obama to halt rules on limiting smog pollution, saying the decisio...

NASA to check air pollution from space

The new NASA field campaign will make measurements from aircraft in combination with ground-based ob...

Air pollution mars exercisers’ performance

The study, led by George Thurston, a professor of environmental health science at NYU School of Medi...

Urban pavements pollute air by interfering with ‘dirt clearing’ breezes

A new study has suggested that widespread urban development alters weather patterns in a way that ca...

Shedding skin flakes actually cuts indoor air pollution

Flakes of skin that people shed at the rate of 500 million cells every day are not just a nuisance.

Half of US population breathes polluted air: Report

Air pollution poses a threat to the health of 154 mn Americans or more than half of US population.

Air pollution costs 6 months of our lives

Air pollution from vehicles & power stations is reducing life expectancy by an average of 6 months.

Scented candles can contain harmful chemicals in them

Some of those chemicals could have a wide-range of health effects.

Air pollution costs 6 months of our lives

Air pollution from vehicles and power stations is reducing life expectancy in UK by an average of 6 ...

Air pollution mars exercisers’ performance

Air pollution can make exercisers to run slower, breath harder and get middling workout.

Air pollution costs 6 months of our lives

Air pollution is reducing life expectancy in the UK by an average of 6 months, the govt has warned.

Air pollution may have triggered 29K yearly deaths

Air pollution may have triggered premature yearly deaths of at least 29,000 people in Britain alone.

Excess light at night can contribute to air pollution

A study by scientists has shown that excess light at night can contribute to air pollution.

Air pollution ‘costs us 6 months of our lives’

Air pollution is reducing life expectancy in the UK by an average of 6 months.

Diwali snag for asthma patients!

Use of fire crackers during festive season pose health hazards for people suffering from asthma.

Humans overloading ecosystems with nitrogen

A new study reveals that humans are overloading ecosystems with nitrogen by burning fossil fuels.

Breast cancer linked to traffic-related air pollution

A new study suggests pollution from traffic is associated with risk of breast cancer.

Air pollution worsens asthma symptoms in children

A study reveals that exposure to dirty air is linked to decreased function of a gene that appears to...

China says air pollution worsening

China`s air pollution increased this year for the first time since 2005.

Suicide tied to air pollution and asthma

Air pollution and asthma symptoms may increase suicide risk, two new studies from Asia suggest.

Air pollution can kill

A growing body of evidence shows that air pollution is linked with heart attacks, strokes and cardio...

Goa`s 85% mines don`t have air pollution clearances: Minister

Goa Environment Minister Aleixo Sequiera on Friday admitted that nearly 85 per cent of the mines i...

Hong Kong air pollution hits record levels

Hong Kong`s air pollution soared to record levels Monday, the Environmental Protection Department sa...

Women get more affected by air pollution than men

The running times of women in marathons is compromised if the quality of air is poor, but the same d...

Action plan to check water, air pollution in five UP cities

The Uttar Pradesh government has directed the environment department to prepare an action plan to ch...

Air pollution exposure ‘can lead to cardiovascular disease’

Exposure to air pollution accelerates the thickening of artery walls that leads to cardiovascular di...

Air pollution may lessen asthma inhaler benefits

Air pollution, which tends to inflame the airways in people with asthma, may also reduce the effecti...

Air pollution leads to lower IQ levels among kids

Air pollution can not only affect one`s respiratory system, it can lead to lower IQ levels among k...

`Delhi’s unprecedented haze due to increased pollution`

The level of particulate matter in the atmosphere - in other words, the pollution level - has treble...

`Tackling wider air pollution to speed climate action`

Countries could speed up their action against climate change if they tackled air pollution as well a...

Air pollution kills 380,000 people each year

A new study has determined that unseen and odorless, microscopic particles of air pollution wafting ...

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