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01 Nov 2023

India reaches in World Cup Semi Finals

World Cup 2023 BCCI Big Statement: World Cup 2023 is being held in India. Keeping in view the increasing pollution in Delhi-Mumbai, BCCI has taken an important decision. Team India has got the ticket for the semi-finals. But now fireworks have been banned in the stadium.

31 Aug 2022

DNA: A helmet that is complete air purifier!

Now as the weather changes, so will the challenge of pollution. This concern increases more for those people who pass by two wheelers. Delhi is the most polluted city in the whole world. But now to deal with this problem, a Delhi-based startup has designed a special kind of helmet which can filter the outside air.

14 Jun 2022

India accounted for around 44% of world's increase in air pollution since 2013

More than 97% of the global population lives in areas where air pollution exceeds recommended levels, the University of Chicago`s Energy Policy Institute (EPIC) said in its latest Air Quality Life Index.

14 Jun 2022

'Greatest threat': Over 50 crore Indians to lose 7.6 years of life if current pollution levels persist, claims study

The Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago (EPIC)'s Air Quality Life Index found that pollution is shortening lives by almost 10 years in Delhi-NCR.

18 May 2022

DNA: 'Virus' of Pollution is more dangerous than COVID-19

Recently there was a report of the World Health Organization in which it claimed 47 lakh people died due to Covid in India. After this, India raised a strong objection to this report of WHO. The big question is that everyone expressed their concern on the figures of deaths due to coronavirus, but there is silence everywhere on the latest report on the deaths due to pollution.

02 May 2021

Hidden air pollutants level in India's cities rising, reveals UK-based study

A UK based study published in the journal Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, found that hidden air pollutants like fine particles- PM2.5 and nitrogen dioxide (NO2), both hazardous to health, are increasing in Indian cities.

05 Jun 2019

Deshhit: One lakh kids under 5 years of age die due to air pollution each year, study suggests

A new study has revealed that air pollution is killing one lakh children under the age of five in India every year. Watch full video to know more. #WorldEnvironmentDay #AirPollutionDeaths #AirPollutionInIndia

27 Apr 2019

Top 25 News: Watch top 25 news stories of the day

This segment of Zee News brings top 25 news stories of the day. Watch this video to know the latest headlines of today.

Delhi pollution

03 May 2018

Delhi environment minister seeks urgent meeting on air pollution

Imran Hussain has written to union minister Harsh Vardhan seeking meeting with environment ministers of neighbouring states.

09 Feb 2018

DNA test of future of electric cars in India

16 Jan 2018

75% deaths in India in 2015 due to household burning, coal combustion: Report

Overall, air pollution contributed to nearly 1.1 million deaths in 2015, with the burden falling disproportionately (75 percent) on rural areas.

Premature deaths

28 Nov 2017

Air pollution behind 30% premature deaths in India: CSE Report

The report establishes that unless environmental risk factors are acknowledged and dealt with, India will not be able to curb non-communicable diseases (NCDs).

31 Oct 2017

Indoor air pollution responsible for 1.24 lakh deaths in India in 2015: Lancet

Among other sources, emissions from coal power plants, transport and other industries caused 80,368, 88,019 and 1,24,207 preventable deaths respectively, the report said.

27 Mar 2017

Government declares Delhi, Faridabad among top five Indian cities with worst air pollution

There are six AQI categories - good, satisfactory, moderately polluted, poor, very poor and severe.

Premature births

16 Feb 2017

Over a million premature births in India caused by expectant mothers breathing polluted air: Study

There are many risk factors for preterm birth – from the mother's age, to illness, to poverty and other social factors and recent research has suggested that exposure to air pollution could also be a risk factor.

07 Feb 2017

Rising deaths connected to increase in air pollution, says Greenpeace; slams govt for taking no action

The Greenpeace India's report 'Airpocalypse' had said Delhi tops the list of 20 most polluted cities in the country where 12 lakh deaths take place every year due to air pollution.

11 Jan 2017

India witnesses 12 lakh air pollution-related deaths annually; Delhi most polluted city: Greenpeace

The Greenpeace report also claimed that none of the 168 cities it assessed complies with air quality standards prescribed by the World Health Organization (WHO).

09 Jan 2016

Fresh air at Rs 2000: Will you buy it? – Watch

Air pollution level in Delhi has reached alarming magnitudes and if it continues to upsurge like this then the day would not be far when air for breathing will become a luxurious commodity.

20 Oct 2015

Sikkim‒India's first cleanliest state with 100 percent sanitation coverage!

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