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 …
PUNE: Experts have cautioned citizens against the rise in mosquito-borne diseases after Wednesday's heavy downpour. Pointing at likely accumulation of water in unused or discarded objects, they said: "This may result in new breeding sites for Aedes aegypti mosquito that can spread dengue and chikungunya among other diseases." The number …
Fracking could release dangerous compounds into the air increasing the risk of breathing problems and developing cancer, a study has claimed. Researchers found that people living within three miles of a fracking site could be exposed to pollution levels that are significantly higher than the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) deems …
For the second time in a month, 10-year-old Rohit Pandey, a resident of Vipul Belmonte on Golf Course Road, had a severe asthma attack. His condition stabilized only after he was admitted to a hospital's intensive care unit and put on oxygen. The Pandeys moved to Gurgaon from Pune in …
Measles, while not always fatal, is a potentially serious and highly communicable respiratory disease caused by a virus and spreads in the air.(Reuters) The measles virus can cause serious disease in children by temporarily suppressing their immune systems for as long as three years and not just a few months, …
In 2010, air pollution killed nearly 600,000 people in India, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). The situation has not changed in the last five years. A recent study shows that a significant population of Indian subcontinent breathes air with much higher particulate matter that is lesser than 2.5 …
Twenty-five per cent of children who visit paediatricians in the city suffer from asthma. Half of them suffer from the disorder because of pollution and the remaining due to genetics. All over India, the number of schoolchildren suffering from bronchial asthma has doubled during the last 10 years, and this …
Concerned about the rising cases of asthma in the national capital, experts have suggested that the city can typically be categorised in red, yellow and green zones according to pollution levels and the government agencies accordingly should develop mechanisms to tackle growing number of pulmonary diseases. According to health experts, …
NEW DELHI: More than a third of schoolchildren in four big cities of India suffer from reduced lung capacity, with Delhi showing the worst results, claims a new study whose results could be pointing to how air pollution is impacting the health of kids in urban India. In the survey, …
KOLKATA: Around 35 per cent of school children in Indian cities are suffering from poor lung health, according to a survey. Released today by 'Breathe Blue' and Heal Foundation, the survey, carried out in four cities, revealed that the kids in Delhi were the worst-affected with 40 per cent of …
NGT has ordered for complete ban on burning of waste in open including garbage, leaves, plastic and crop residues and said that violators will be fined Rs. 5,000. Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Vardhaman Kaushik Vs. Union of India & Ors …
Be careful while taking a deep breath, as toxic fumes may enter your body to badly affect the respiration system. Pollution in the city has led to increase in 20 to 30 per cent patients suffering from respiratory diseases in Bathinda. Expressing anguish and deep concern over the pollution, the …
RESIDENTS of Nairobi are at the highest risk of acquiring respiratory diseases. Environment secretary Alice Kaudia attributed this to the high number of cars and industries emitting gases in the city. "Even yesterday, I saw two people with dust masks in town," Kaudia said. She said this shows greenhouse emissions …
Hazardous air particles blamed for asthma and breathing problems show up in the Chinese capital at a rate of more than double the national target, an environmental watchdog said on Thursday, according to state media. Pollution has triggered increasing unease in China, where smog blankets many major cities, including Beijing, …
LUCKNOW: Your lung is an easier prey to pollution now. Thanks to the presence of nano pollutant called PM1 in city's air which has worried health experts as well. Chest experts, who gathered in the city for a sector update meeting here on Sunday, predict an increment of about 10 …
When we read about Delhi being the most polluted city in the world, many of us are horrified. We worry about the damage being done by pollutants to our children's health--if it can ever be undone. Well, the United States has managed to do just that. A study published in …
Saharan red dust from the continent and a spike in air pollution could cause problems for those with breathing difficulties on Friday, experts warned. Asthma sufferers and older people were advised to "reduce physical exertion" particularly while outdoors, as the air becomes more dense with pollutants and smog builds. Dr …
Beating temperatures in Spain, Turkey and Portugal, the UK is set to witness the hottest day of the year on 10 April, as temperatures are expected to rise above 20 degrees Celsius. Prolonged sunny spells and warm weather are predicted to continue between 9-10 April before cooler weather kicks in …
Pollution levels will peak on Friday, particularly in areas of south-east England where the government are advising the entire population to reduce physical activity Harmful levels of air pollution will accompany the warm weather expected across the UK on Friday, triggering government warnings that people with health problems should reduce …
GHAZIABAD: Smoke billowing out of the chimneys of the industrial units in the Sahibabad Site IV industrial area are not only triggering respiratory problems in trans-Hindon colonies of Ghaziabad, but they are also causing air pollution in the neighbouring areas of Delhi such as Anand Vihar, Vivek Vihar and Yojana …
There has been a considerable decrease in pollution level in Korba claimed officials of Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board (CECB) on Saturday, citing the final monitoring report released by IIT Kharagpur. Korba is home to dozens of small and big thermal power plants, coal mines and ancillary units where rising pollution …
