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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 cent of them being born…

12 months ago
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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 of “Mothers’ Rebellion for Climate…

12 months ago
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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 cent of them being born…

12 months ago
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Funds To Curb Pollution Remain Underutilised By Regulators

Ten state pollution control boards across the Indo-Gangetic Plain, which faces severe air pollution, have a surplus of funds each…

1 year ago
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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 mining in India. Mining activities…

1 year ago
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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 in common. Look closer, however,…

1 year ago
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Kochi’s Brahmapuram Fumes Over Waste

On March 2, 25-ft-high ‘hills’ of garbage, extending over 40 acres at the Brahmapuram waste plant in Kochi caught fire,…

1 year ago
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Increasing Atmospheric Pollution In Rural India: Research

Source: PTI Researchers from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur have found increasing atmospheric pollution in rural India using Nitrogen…

1 year ago
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Divided By Borders, Lahore & Delhi Are United In Smog

The sister cities of Lahore, in Pakistan, and New Delhi, in India, share many things – food, culture, and now…

1 year ago
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How A United South Asia Can Beat Air Pollution

At a recent meeting for the launch of a new World Bank report on air pollution, held in Kathmandu, Pema…

1 year ago
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Paradise Polluted: Kashmir’s Poor Air Quality Poses Health Risks

It was a foggy afternoon in December, and people – young and old – were walking uphill to reach the…

1 year ago
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Environment Overlooked In Infrastructure Rush In 2022

Infrastructure development continued on a grand scale and at a rapid pace in South Asia and the Himalayas in 2022,…

1 year ago
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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 multiple long-term physical and mental…

1 year ago
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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 people. That same year, the…

2 years ago
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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 people in Delhi flouted the…

2 years ago
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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 life expectancy in the country…

2 years ago
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Stubble Burning Is Back, Smothering The North

Even as authorities claim that they are all set to deal with what is now an annual public health crisis,…

2 years ago
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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 -- particularly in the first five…

2 years ago
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Tackling Air Pollution At A Global Scale

In the 1960s, scientists across Europe began to notice that the rain was unusually acidic, denuding forests and poisoning lakes.…

2 years ago
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Air Pollution: Women At Greater Risk Than Men

A team of Indian-origin researchers has found that the impact of breathing diesel exhaust fumes may be more severe for…

2 years ago
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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 Organisation’s health-based guidelines with respect…

2 years ago
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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 fine particle pollutants (PM2.5) from…

2 years ago
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Why Batteries Matter For Our Energy Transition

Batteries are ubiquitous in our everyday lives, powering a wide range of common items, from toys to cars. But large-scale…

2 years ago
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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 resident is set to lose…

2 years ago
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‘Decision To Ban Coal In Delhi-NCR A Late Step In Right Direction’

Air pollution from burning coal is expensive and takes a massive toll on people's health, Greenpeace India's Avinash Chanchal said…

2 years ago

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