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 …
Vegetation fires can release substantial quantities of fine particles (PM2.5), which are harmful to health. The fire smoke may be transported over long distances and can cause adverse health effects over wide areas. Original Source
Atrial fibrillation is the most common sustained arrhythmia and associated with cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. The few studies conducted on short-term effects of air pollution on episodes of atrial fibrillation indicates a positive association, though not consistently. Original Source
A novel way to know if the area you’re in is safe from hazardous air conditions Urban dwellers are no strangers to pollution, especially with respiratory issues caused by suspended particles and noxious gases from industrial and automotive-based pollutants. To counter this, many resort to wearing masks and even investing …
KOLKATA: With its rich scientific program and renowned faculty, and the theme "Expanding the Horizons of Allergic Diseases and Asthma: From Epigenetics to Treatment and Prevention" IAACON 2016 (Indian Academy of Allergy Conference 2016), organized by the Indian Academy of Allergy over the last three days in Kolkata to present …
This report comes close on the heels of a World Health Organisation report released two days ago, emphasising how big a problem NCDs are in the region. Seven of every 10 boys and girls in the 13-15 years age group in India get too little exercise, meaning less than 60 …
Emissions from solid fuels used for cooking cause ~4 million premature deaths per year. Advanced solid-fuel cookstoves are a potential solution, but they should be assessed by appropriate performance indicators, including biological effects. The researchers evaluated two categories of solid-fuel cookstoves for eight pollutant and four mutagenicity emission factors, correlated …
India’s air pollution problem needs to be tackled systematically, taking an all-of-government approach, to reduce the huge burden of associated ill-health. Original Source
A leading private insurance company's report has revealed that the number of people applying for mediclaims during monsoon was higher in 2015-16 than in 2014-15, indicating that the incidence rate of infectious diseases was increasing. The pan-India study further stated that Mumbai led the chart with highest number of claims …
Air pollution is the main cause of premature deaths across the world. A survey done by International Energy Agency revealed that around 6.5 million people die globally due to air pollution, and this figure will increase significantly by 2040. Due to such high death tolls, air pollution is now world's …
MEXICO CITY, June 29 (Xinhua) -- In Mexico, some 20,000 people die annually around the country because of air pollution-related ailments, the National Institute of Public Health (INSP) said on Wednesday. Speaking at a national forum called "Answers to Climate Change: Air Quality, Mitigation and Adaptation," the Director General of …
An estimated 6.5 million pre mature deaths in the world are linked to air pollution every year with more than half of them being reported from China and India together. India alone contributes 1.59 million deaths to this dismal statistic. The global number will increase significantly, touching 7.5 million in …
Household fuels exceed power plants and cars as a source of smog in China, according to a new study which found that the government could dramatically improve air quality with more attention to an overlooked source of outdoor pollution - residential cooking and heating. "Coal and other dirty solid fuels …
New York City is looking at a massive health crisis as a result of rising temperatures. A new study predicts that the number of "hot days" in New York City will triple, which is likely to bring about thousands of heat-related deaths by the year 2080. The study was published …
People living in places with wildly swinging temperatures are more vulnerable to health problems such as heart attacks, respiratory ailments, and increased heart rate, blood pressure and cholesterol levels As Hong Kong sweats through a heatwave after recent bouts of unexpectedly heavy rain, a new international study has put the …
This bottom-up modeling study, supported by new population census 2011 data, simulates ozone (O3) and fine particulate matter (PM2.5) exposure on local to regional scales. It quantifies, present-day premature mortalities associated with the exposure to near-surface PM2.5 and O3 concentrations in India using a regional chemistry model. We estimate that …
Approaches to estimating and addressing the risk to children from fossil fuel combustion have been fragmented, tending to focus either on the toxic air emissions or on climate change. Yet developing children, and especially poor children, now bear a disproportionate burden of disease from both environmental pollution and climate change …
Pune: Pollution levels in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Bihar may be among the worst, but Maharashtra is also among the states where the air quality is horrendous and responsible for people's deaths. Closer home in Pune, experts said dust, vehicular emissions and industrial emissions are mostly responsible for …
A recent survey has revealed that the quality of indoor air in Gurgaon is poor. The survey was conducted by Artemis Hospital under the Clean Air India Movement. As many as 628 people across offices and houses in Gurgaon were covered. While the offices belonged to the automobile, information technology …
Long-term exposure to household air pollution from lighting, cooking or heating with fuels, such as kerosene or diesel, may increase the risk of heart attacks and death, researchers including one of Indian-origin have warned. Burning cleaner fuels, such as natural gas, was associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular deaths, …
A massive afforestation drive launched by the Forest department has taken the steel city, once known for high pollution levels, out of the “most polluted cities of Punjab” bracket. In 2013, Pollution Control Board data had claimed that Batala, along with Mandi Gobindgarh, Ludhiana and Jalandhar, were among the four …
