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 …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Maharashtra Pollution Control Board & Others Vs Charudatt Pandurang Koli & Others dated 14/11/2018 regarding ambient air quality in Mahul Village, Ambapada in Mumbai affecting the health of the inhabitants living there. Supreme Court directs the MPCB to take …
The global tripartite partnership calling for more responsible use of antibiotics in humans, animals and agriculture (including aquaculture and plant production) has announced it is widening its coverage to include the environment sector. This Framework helps government policy-makers and officials identify and assess national policies related to antimicrobial resistance (AMR) …
Indoor air pollution in the workplace is considered as one of the most potential environment risks to an occupant’s health. Office employees are exposed to airborne pollutants that include particulate matter (PM), volatile organic compounds (VOCs), gases chemicals and microorganisms originating from indoor and ourdoor sources. Exposure to PM and …
With one in five deaths associated with poor-quality diets, a policy brief urges policymakers to prioritize the reduction of food loss and waste as a way of improving people's access to nutritious and healthy food. The brief, Preventing nutrient loss and waste across the food system: Policy actions for high-quality …
Private as well as government hospitals saw a substantial rise, around 20 per cent, in the number of patients complaining of respiratory issues. As air quality entered the ‘severe’ category on Monday, hospitals in the capital witnessed a busy day with people complaining of respiratory tract infections and asthmatic attacks …
AHMEDABAD: Swine flu killed two more people on Monday in Gujarat, taking the death toll to 63 this year. Beginning September, the state government has recorded a spike in swine flu cases and the mortality rate has been high. Till October 22, according to the National Centre for Disease Control …
Air pollution is linked with many of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Strategies aiming at the improved air quality interact directly with climate mitigation targets, access to clean energy services, waste management, and other aspects of socio-economic development. Continuation of current policies in the key emitting sectors implies that …
Improved antimicrobial stewardship, sanitation, and hygiene are WHO-inspired priorities for restriction of the spread of antimicrobial resistance. Prioritisation among these objectives is essential, particularly in low-income and middle-income countries, but the factors contributing most to antimicrobial resistance are typically unknown and could vary substantially between and within countries. We aimed …
The three-year analysis will look at patients admitted for acute diseases at the selected hospitals. A National Environmental Health Profile Project, aimed at evaluating the quantum of health effects arising from environmental exposure, is underway at the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), a senior MoEF official said. The study …
With 9,000 cases reported this season so far, the state is heading towards its worst dengue outbreak in years. According to the data compiled by the Health Department, at least 6,500 cases have been reported in October alone. As many as 21,737 suspected cases of dengue have been recorded this …
In 2017 the WHO Regional Office for Europe and the European Commission started a joint 18-month project to analyse developments in health policies to address adaptation to climate change in European Union countries and to compile a selection of good practice case studies. Results were extracted from a desk review …
Climate change is affecting the growth, phenology, and distribution of species across northeastern United States. In response to these changes, some species have been adversely impacted while others have benefited. One species that has benefited from climate change, historically and in response to experimental treatments, is common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia), …
Millions of lives could be saved and one billion people living in Asia could be breathing clean air by 2030 if 25 simple and cost-effective measures are implemented, according to this new UN report. It is the first comprehensive scientific assessment of the air pollution outlook in Asia and the …
Around 93% of the world's children under 15 years of age breathe air that is so polluted it puts their health and development at serious risk, accounting for 1.8 billion children, according to this new report published by the World Health Organization. This report summarizes the latest scientific knowledge on …
The report presents an updated overview and analysis of air quality in Europe from 2000 to 2016. It reviews the progress made towards meeting the air quality standards established in the two EU Ambient Air Quality Directives and towards the World Health Organization (WHO) air quality guidelines (AQGs). It also …
The European Environment Agency (EEA) produces annual air pollution health risk assessments at the European level. These give an objective and comparable estimate of the impacts of air pollution on the population’s health. This briefing provides an overview of the methodology followed in the assessments.
Worldwide, the number of new cases of cancer was estimated in 2012 at more than 14 million, and cancer remains one of the leading causes of mortality in France. Among the environmental risk factors for cancer, there are concerns about exposure to different classes of pesticides, notably through occupational exposure. …
BAREILLY: After malaria outbreak in Bareilly division, the threat of zika virus looms large over the region as the disease is spread through mosquito bite. Uttar Pradesh government has issued an alert after a few zika virus cases were reported in Rajasthan. Zika virus disease is primarily transmitted through Aedes …
Hyderabad: The Supreme Court has allowed bursting of “safe and green” firecrackers from 8 pm to 10 pm during Diwali as air quality in terms of particulate matter is already reading 55ug/m3, which is closer to the permissible limit of 60ug/m3. Green firecrackers are the ones which are smokeless and …
PATNA/GAYA: Dengue has assumed alarming proportions in the state with the number of people suffering from the mosquito-borne disease reaching 671 on Tuesday. At least 33 of 38 districts are reeling under massive dengue outbreak. Government health facilities in the state capital are struggling to cope with rush of dengue …
