Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari threatens lives livelihoods appearing in the Telangana Today dated 13.05.2025" dated 29/05/2025. The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari …
NEW DELHI: While Indian cities are still grappling with the impacts of severe particulate matter (PM) pollution, a new report has raised the flag on ozone levels (O3) too. 'The Cost of Air Pollution', a report by the World Bank and Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) released on …
The true impact of air pollution has been obscured by the failure to consider people’s exposure as they move around during the day, according to a new study that has mapped the hotspots of New York’s air pollution based on where people gather for work or recreation. The research cites …
More than 2,000 Southern Californians die early each year from polluted air, and the region would benefit the most of anywhere in the country from reducing ozone and fine particle pollution below current federal limits, a new study has found. The analysis by scientists at New York University and the …
A boom in shipping is aggravating air pollution in China and other nations in east Asia, causing thousands of deaths a year in a region with eight of the world’s 10 biggest container ports, scientists have said. Ship traffic, often overlooked compared to cars and factories that are far bigger …
A boom in shipping is aggravating air pollution in China and other nations in East Asia, causing thousands of deaths a year in a region with eight of the world's 10 biggest container ports, scientists said on Monday. Often overlooked compared to cars and factories that are far bigger causes …
Countries start to act on noncommunicable diseases but need to speed up efforts to meet global commitments. A new WHO report highlights the need to intensify national action to meet the global targets governments have agreed to protect people from heart disease, cancers, diabetes, and lung diseases. Globally, these 4 …
Diseases of the heart and of the lung remain the bane of India's disease burden, being the top two causes of the deaths, respectively as shown by the recently released WHO World Health Statistics Report, 2016. Ischemic heart Disease (IHD) killed 1215400 people in 2012, 12.4 per cent of total …
According to new WHO figures, 16 of the world's 30 most polluted cities are in India. Further, levels are growing of ultra-fine particles of less than 2.5 microns (PM2.5s), which can penetrate deep into the lungs and can cause serious health problems for people who live in India's cities. Additionally, …
KOCHI: The 24 hours following the National Green Tribunal (NGT) verdict banning over 10-year-old diesel vehicles from the roads of Kerala’s major cities have been hectic for the members of Lawyers Environment Awareness Forum (LEAF), the organization which filed the petition culminating in the order. Though words of appreciation found …
Farming is the biggest single cause of the worst air pollution in Europe, a new study has found, as nitrogen compounds from fertilisers and animal waste drift over industrial regions. When the nitrogen compounds are mixed with air already polluted from industry, they combine to form solid particles that can …
Ahmedabad: Respiratory disease cases in Gujarat have been skyrocketing over the past few years. A recent report from the Union health ministry has shockingly revealed that in Gujarat, between 2013 and 2015, the number of patients of respiratory diseases grew by more than a lakh each year. While there were …
Gurgaon: A group of doctors will take to the streets to spread awareness about the harm caused by pollution on Monday. They will also launch a CNG bus "Clean Air Express," on the occasion. The bus will travel through major junctions and traffic signals in the city on Monday and …
BOSTON - According to new research led by Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) pulmonologist and critical care physician Mary B. Rice, MD, MPH, improved air quality in U.S. cities since the 1990s may not be enough to ensure normal lung function in children. The findings were recently published in …
Children's exposure to higher levels of air pollution, including fine particulate matter also known as PM2.5, and impure carbon particles can most negatively impact their lung functioning, finds a new study. The findings showed that by the time a child reaches the age of eight, his or her lungs are …
Smokers, if you didn't have enough reasons to kick the butt, then a new study is giving you one more: smoking alters bacterial balance in mouth, putting you at many health risks. The study led by NYU Langone Medical Center and its Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center found that …
A `miracle drug' to bat tle multi-drug resist ant tuberculosis MDR-TB, and extensivelydrug resistant TB (XDRTB), will be rolled out on Monday in six public hospitals across the country. This is part of a co-ordinated programme between the government and Johnson & Johnson, whose pharma arm Janssen has manufactured the …
Johannesburg - South African gold-mining companies, some of which are being sued for historical incidents of lung disease, formed a working group to pay compensation to affected workers and prevent new cases occurring. The group, which includes AngloGold Ashanti [JSE:ANG], Anglo American South Africa [JSE:AGL] and Sibanye Gold [JSE:SGL], plans …
High levels of insulin directly damage the lung structure, says global study Diabetes may be impeding the normal functioning of lungs and common medicines that are used to treat insulin resistance may actually be exacerbating conditions such as asthma, report a team of Indian, European and American scientists in a …
Mangaluru: Did you know that traffic cops in Kudla are the worst affected by vehicular pollution? A recent study shows that Mangaluru City Traffic Police (MCTP) has been most vulnerable to pollution. Pulmonary Function Test (PFT) conducted by Anti-Pollution Drive (APD) Foundation has concluded with some startling facts that significant …
New paper finds that Americans who would otherwise die from lung cancer, heart attacks or respiratory diseases would be saved by reduction in air pollution America’s international climate obligations carry a significant public health benefit, with new research finding that about 295,000 premature deaths could be prevented in the country …
