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 …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Mathala Chandrapati Rao Vs Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) dated 23/11/2016 regarding irresponsible operation of the stone crusher mixing units in village Kidigam, Tahasil Kasinagar, District Gajapati, Odisha. According to the appellant the crusher was in operation from 8th …
A study by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has identified 41 Indian cities where the air quality is poor. Coupled with water pollution, the resultant health hazards are many. The cost of treating respiratory, cardio-vascular and waterborne ailments can be high and the need of the hour is health …
For those living in the city, one must agree that the last couple of days haven't been as bright as they used to be. While some termed the days as a `dull start to the week' on social media, some are delving deep into the ills of smog filled Pune …
With arrival of winter and increase in smog, Delhi hospitals have witnessed a 30 per cent rise in respiratory and ocular complaints in the last two-three weeks. According to the hospitals, the major cases were of skin and eye allergies, followed by conjunctivitis lung and chest infection. "Certainly, there is …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vardhaman Kaushik Vs. Union of India & Others dated 10/11/2016 regarding deteriorating air quality in Delhi. NGT observed that "the children of today have a right to breathe clean air and play in the play ground rather than be ordered …
Ahmedabad: Heart disease is the deadliest killer in Gujarat. "Causes of deaths" statistics for the 2007-09 period, released by Census India, has revealed that 22% of people in the state died due to cardiovascular diseases. This is more than deaths caused by respiratory diseases, tuberculosis, and cancer put together. Alarmingly, …
Foetal determinants of airway function, such as in utero exposure to maternal cigarette smoke (CS), may create a predisposition to adult airflow obstruction and COPD in adulthood. It has been suggested that active smoking in adolescence and pre-existing airflow obstruction have synergistic deleterious effects. Original Source
With the festival of lights becoming more about sound and smoke, people are fretting over the severely deteriorated air quality. Pollution level skyrocketed in the Diwali week and anti-pollution masks are in demand. While air purifiers and masks might help the humans and pets and strays are often helped by …
As India wakes up on Monday to smoke-filled skies from a weekend of festival fireworks, New Delhi's worst season for air pollution begins, with dire consequences. A new report from UNICEF says most of the 2 billion children in the world who are breathing toxic air live in north India …
The situation of air pollution is going from bad to worse in Haridwar as per the residents and medical experts both, especially in past one decade the holy city has registered escalated respiratory patients. The residents who once enjoyed the serene ganges and cool breeze sometimes land up cursing themselves …
Adverse effects of air pollution, described as the world’s biggest environmental risk by WHO, may linger on in Delhi for generations to come, experts warn. New studies in this area, indicating that its impact may be ‘transgenerational’, have unsettled pollution experts and doctors in New Delhi. T K Joshi, Director, …
The seemingly crisp, fresh air inhaled inside the sanitised and cool environs of metro premises or air-conditioned car may actually be teeming with respirable pollutants. Pollutants may be entering underground metro premises not only through air conditioning ducts but also clinging on to the clothes and shoes of passengers. According …
The rates of influenza illness and associated complications are high among children in Bangladesh. We assessed the clinical efficacy and safety of a Russian-backbone live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV) at two field sites in Bangladesh. Original Source
Dementia is a major global public health crisis that is expected to grow as people live longer. In a recent study, experts have created a shortlist of environmental factors that may possibly contribute to our risk of developing dementia. The list includes exposure to air pollution and a lack of …
It has been almost a year that residents of Sukhdev Vihar in southeast Delhi have been waiting for the the Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to fulfill his promise to them. The long battle of residents of Sukhdev Vihar in southeast Delhi for their right to clean air goes on, even …
Amid the World Bank report claiming air pollution in 2013 led to 1.4 million deaths, experts from 17 institutions put forward 10 solutions to "breathable air" in Indian cities, urging the launch of a "National Clean Air Mission" on the lines of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. The experts at World Sustainable …
Nearly 60 per cent of pollution in Delhi caused by fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) originates from outside, with the neighbouring states of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh being major contributors to it, a new study on city's air quality has said. The study also revealed that the transportation sector contributes …
The study highlighted the need for a regional strategy to tackle rising air pollution in Delhi and entire north India. Only 40 per cent of the particulate matter (PM) 2.5, a major pollutant in the air Delhi residents breathe in, is generated in the capital, according to a study. The …
Doctors say number of such children has risen sharply over the years owing to increasing air pollution Forty-five-year old Rajesh S., a software professional who resides in BTM Layout, would rather have his son play video games than go out to play cricket. He says that the rising air pollution …
