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17 Dec 2024

Air Pollution And Covid-19: How PM2.5 Might Increase Transmission Risk

Emerging research links air pollution, particularly PM2.5, to increased Covid-19 transmission, severity, and long Covid symptoms.

Parkinson's disease

25 Sep 2024

Evidence Grows To Show Air Pollution Can Raise Parkinson’s Risk

Health experts reveal a strong connection between air pollution and the rising risk of Parkinson's disease, highlighting the dangers of pollutants like PM2.5 and NO2.

Antibiotic resistance

08 Aug 2023

Rising Air Pollution Causing Spike In Antibiotic Resistant Infections: Study

The highest levels of antibiotic resistance are found in North Africa, the Middle East and South Asia Levels of antibiotic resistance in Europe and North America are low China and India are thought to be the countries where changes in PM2.5 have the greatest impact on premature death toll from antibiotic resistance

17 Jun 2018

Dust pollution worsens plight of asthma patients in Delhi

Dust storms, pollution and soaring temperatures have caused difficulties for people, with many complaining of sore eyes and skin irritation as well.

Delhi pollution

09 Jan 2018

Inside toxic Delhi's healthiest building, air as pure as in Switzerland

The Paharpur Business Centre is a virtual jungle from the inside where pollution is at an absolute minimum despite being alarmingly high outside.

Delhi air pollution

07 Nov 2017

Delhi air pollution: Crop burning in neighbouring states needs to stop, says Arvind Kejriwal

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has called for steps in Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh to prevent crop stubble burning from turning Delhi into a 'gas chamber' every year. He said this after a torrid morning in which a public emergency was declared because of the literally sky-high levels of air pollution.

07 Nov 2017

Delhi-NCR wakes up to a blanket of smoke; crop burning makes air quality alarming

Google's weather update actually termed it 'Smoke', not smog. Expect two more days of this.

10 May 2017

Lumbini – The birthplace of Buddha in Nepal faces serious threat from pollution

As per recent data collected from air quality monitoring stations in five places across the country show the historic site has become highly polluted.

09 Jun 2016

How air pollution affects your child's mental health!

A new study reveals that increased exposure to air pollution can negatively affect the brain as well as mental development of children and adolescents.

Odd-even scheme

16 Apr 2016

Delhi odd-even scheme: PM10, PM2.5 concentrations rose on Day 1, says TERI

The concentrations are 1.6-3.6 times above the standard of PM2.5, the Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) said.

20 Jan 2016

China's Tianjin's PM2.5 level down 16 percent in 2015

Tianjin Municipality, located in the notoriously smoggy Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, witnessed a nearly 16 percent year-on-year drop in PM2.5 density in 2015, authorities said on Wednesday.

09 Dec 2015

Air pollution: What it can do to your kid's health and steps to reduce risk!

Air pollutants when inhaled can have serious impact on human health, affecting lungs and the respiratory system as well as the heart.

08 Dec 2015

Breathless Delhi: Delhi is breathing the most polluted air

08 Dec 2015

Air pollution: What is PM2.5 and how does it harm our health?

As fine particles(PM2.5) is much smaller than inhalable coarse particles(PM10), its negative effects on human health is more severe although both particles are harmful.

Delhi air pollution

07 Dec 2015

No respite from toxic air for Delhiites; pollution levels to rise further

PM2.5 levels are expected to rise to about 214 micrograms per cubic metre on Monday.

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