Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Akhilesh Kumar Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 23/05/2025. The matter related to illegal mining activites carried out by Jai Maa Chandrika Enterprises, Rajendra Nagar, village Kabari, district Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh. The applicant also alleged about illegal sale …
The Supreme Court has directed all the states to file their responses on the issue of fixing compensation for victims of silicosis caused due to ill-effects of polluting industries. Silicosis is a lung disease caused by exposure to silica dust. The apex court, which is hearing a matter related to …
Kochi: The state government has declared heatwave, sunburn and sunstroke as state-specific disasters and set aside 10% of its disaster response fund to offer compensation to the people affected by these conditions. “In the event of death, family of the deceased would get Rs 4 lakh as aid,” said the …
Cars should be banned from idling near schools and congestioncharges imposed across the UK as part of measures recommended by the government public health agency. In a report on Monday, Public Health England (PHE) will warn that up to 40,000 people are dying each year from air pollution. Prof Paul …
The UK is one of the most vulnerable nations to the toxic fumes spewed out by ships, according to a new study. Analysis by transport experts reveals more than 3,000 British deaths each year can be attributed to shipping emissions. Pollution from boats is linked to early deaths as the …
WHO released a Global Influenza Strategy for 2019-2030 aimed at protecting people in all countries from the threat of influenza. The goal of the strategy is to prevent seasonal influenza, control the spread of influenza from animals to humans, and prepare for the next influenza pandemic.
KOCHI: With mosquito density in different places in the city going up, cases of communicable diseases such as dengue have been reported from many areas. Following the report, district health department has expedited vector control activities across the city. Normally, diseases like dengue are reported post monsoon showers. Density of …
GENEVA: Air pollution, both outside and inside homes, is a silent and prolific killer responsible for the premature death of seven million people each year, including 600,000 children, according to a UN expert on environment and human rights. David Boyd, UN special rapporteur on environment and human rights, said that …
According to the WHO, approximately 540,000 global deaths each year can be attributed to intake of industrially produced TFAs. Trans-fats” — the word has gained negative publicity amongst consumers in recent times due to its harmful effects on human health and its directly associated risk with cardiovascular disease (CVD), which …
With no let up in new swine flu cases, Gujarat now has overtaken Delhi and is ranked second among all states in terms of swine flu cases this year. The state is also second in terms of deaths. Union health ministry data showed that as Gujarat reported 3,408 swine flu …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Balotra Textile Hand Processors Association Vs Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board & Others dated 06/03/2019 regarding functioning of ETPs, CETPs, HRTs and other facilities at Bituja, Balotra and Jasol. A report was submitted before NGT which has pointed out the …
Levels of air pollution have risen dramatically over the last two to three decades. That has had a major impact on COPD Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) was the second highest cause of death in India after heart disease in 2017, killing 1 million (958,000) Indians that year, according to …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Peoples Rights and Social Research Centre (PRASAR) & Others Vs Union of India Ministry of Labour and Employment Secretary & Others dated 05/03/2019 on the issue of fixing compensation to victims of silicosis which have occurred to the habitants …
Vadodara: Even as Vadodara received temporary relief on Sunday with no swine flu deaths reported from the city or the district on Sunday, 12 new samples tested positive of H1N1 virus on the same day. Of the 12 cases, 10 have been reported from Gotri, Manjalpur, VIP Road, Warasiya, Karelibaug …
Worldwide, emission from all sources caused an estimated 33.70 lakh deaths, out of which 3.85 lakh were attributable to transportation. Air pollution from transportation sources caused an estimated 74,000 deaths in India in 2015, out of which two-thirds (66%) could be attributed to tailpipe emissions from diesel vehicles on the …
While exact causes of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) remain unknown, new research showspesticides and other environmental pollutants advance the progression of the neurodegenerativedisease. The latest study from the University of Michigan ALS Center of Excellence, recently published in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery Psychiatry (a BMJ journal), supports the group's …
A London council has been accused of “covering up” the borough’s air pollution crisis and “putting citizens lives at risk” by failing to monitor levels of poisonous particles in the air. Last year air pollution on Brixton Road in Lambeth was so severe it broke its annual legal limit by …
Half of motorists are in favour of clean air zones – even if they are charged for entering them, a survey has claimed. Birmingham and Leeds are among the cities set to introduce the zones to improve air quality where drivers will potentially require drivers to pay a fee. The …
On-road diesel vehicles were responsible for nearly half of the health impacts of air pollution from vehicles worldwide in 2015. The global cost of these transportation-attributable health impacts in 2010 and 2015 was approximately USD one trillion. As much as two thirds of deaths from air pollution in India can …
Eight years after the start of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster and two years after the Japanese government lifted evacuation orders in areas of Namie and Iitate, radiation levels remain too high for the safe return of thousands of Japanese citizen evacuees. This report summarizes information from Greenpeace’s latest extensive …
Arsenic is a naturally occurring trace element found in rocks, soils and the water in contact with them. Arsenic has been recognized as a toxic element and is considered a human health hazard. The occurrence of Arsenic in ground water was first reported in 1980 in West Bengal in India. …
