Residents Reeling From Construction Projects In J&K Fear Lithium Mining
The announcement from India’s key scientific agency in February this year that it had found…
air pollution
4 ‘Cs’ Pose Major Threats To Women, Babies: UN Report
Source: PTI An estimated 13.4 million babies were born preterm in 2020, with 45 per…
Mothers Seek Action To Create Liveable Future For Their Children
Source: PTI Mothers in several countries, including India, staged protests on Saturday under the banner…
Covid, Conflict, Climate Change Major Threats To Women, Babies: UN
Source: PTI An estimated 13.4 million babies were born preterm in 2020, with 45 per…
Funds To Curb Pollution Remain Underutilised By Regulators
Ten state pollution control boards across the Indo-Gangetic Plain, which faces severe air pollution, have…
Bauxite Mining In Jharkhand Impacting Is Soil Fertility, People’s Health
Dumbarpath is a tribal village in Gumla district of Jharkhand, a primary area of bauxite…
Dangers Of Poor Housing In Remote, Off-Grid Communities
At first glance, remote communities in Outback Australia and villages in India don’t have much…
Kochi’s Brahmapuram Fumes Over Waste
On March 2, 25-ft-high ‘hills’ of garbage, extending over 40 acres at the Brahmapuram waste…
Increasing Atmospheric Pollution In Rural India: Research
Source: PTI Researchers from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur have found increasing atmospheric pollution…
Divided By Borders, Lahore & Delhi Are United In Smog
The sister cities of Lahore, in Pakistan, and New Delhi, in India, share many things…
How A United South Asia Can Beat Air Pollution
At a recent meeting for the launch of a new World Bank report on air…
Paradise Polluted: Kashmir’s Poor Air Quality Poses Health Risks
It was a foggy afternoon in December, and people – young and old – were…
Environment Overlooked In Infrastructure Rush In 2022
Infrastructure development continued on a grand scale and at a rapid pace in South Asia…
Air Pollution Linked With Multiple Long-Term Health Conditions: Study
(Source: PTI) Exposure to traffic related air pollution is associated with an increased risk of…
How ‘Airshed Management’ Could Tackle India’s Air Pollution Crisis
In 2019, air pollution in India caused the premature deaths of more than a million…
Crackers Burst Despite Ban, Delhi’s Air Quality Turns ‘Very Poor’
(Source: PTI) A large number of high-decibel firecrackers thundered throughout Diwali night on Monday as…
Noxious Air Sinks Life Expectancy By 10 Years, Yet No Action Plan
(Source: IANS) India is the world’s second most polluted country. Air pollution shortens the average…
Stubble Burning Is Back, Smothering The North
Even as authorities claim that they are all set to deal with what is now…
Early Air Pollution Exposure Puts Kids At Brain Disorder Risks
In a first, researchers have linked exposure to air pollutants like particulate matter PM2.5 —…
Tackling Air Pollution At A Global Scale
In the 1960s, scientists across Europe began to notice that the rain was unusually acidic,…
Air Pollution: Women At Greater Risk Than Men
A team of Indian-origin researchers has found that the impact of breathing diesel exhaust fumes…
Over 99% Of India’s Population Breathes Poor Air: Report
Over 99 per cent of India’s population is breathing air that exceeds the World Health…
India Home To 18 Of 20 Cities With Severe Rise In Air Pollution: Study
India is home to 18 of the 20 cities with the most severe increase in…
Why Batteries Matter For Our Energy Transition
Batteries are ubiquitous in our everyday lives, powering a wide range of common items, from…
Air Pollution Reducing Life Expectancy By 5 Yrs In India: Study
Air pollution is the greatest threat to human health in India and the average Indian…