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 …
Epidemiological studies have shown adverse effects of short-term exposure to air pollution on respiratory disease outcomes; however, few studies examined this association on an hourly time scale. We evaluated the associations between hourly changes in air pollution and the risk of respiratory disease in the elderly, using the time of …
When it comes to wildfires, carbon dioxide is not the sole problem. The black and brown carbon, which are also released in biomass burning, cause much more global warming per unit weight. A new study by Stanford University Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Mark Z Jacobson indicates that burning biomass …
The Mayor of London’s office has strenuously defended the city’s record on air pollution, insisting that it is far from the worst polluted city, despite data showing that nitrogen dioxide (NO2) levels have been higher than anywhere else yet recorded. Boris Johnson’s top air quality officials told the Guardian that …
Drivers in London with vehicles fuelled by diesel will be charged an additional fee similar to the existing £11.50 congestion charge, if proposals by the mayor Boris Johnson are accepted. The plans are aimed at reducing air pollution, which in the capital has reached levels far above legal safety limits, …
Trees remove air pollution by the interception of particulate matter on plant surfaces and the absorption of gaseous pollutants through the leaf stomata. However, the magnitude and value of the effects of trees and forests on air quality and human health across the United States remains unknown. Computer simulations with …
HYDERABAD: A recent survey by the Indian Medical Association reveals that cleaning toilets with acids can damage lungs. Around 91 per cent of the doctors who participated in the survey have confirmed that the acids which are used as toilet cleaners are a major cause of respiratory diseases like Asthma. …
A survey conducted by the Indian Medical Academy (IMA), a private association of doctors, across six States in the country, including Delhi, has found that 91 per cent of doctors link acid usage in toilet cleaning to long-term respiratory and other diseases. Ironically, 59 per cent of Delhiites regularly use …
PESHAWAR: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that gastrointestinal diseases, acute respiratory infection and unexplained fever are on the rise among the internally displaced persons (IDPs) of North Waziristan Agency, living in Bannu district. The world health agency has called for urgent coordinated measures to safeguard more than 992,990 …
HYDERABAD: It’s official! At least 40 per cent of policemen including law and order, traffic and other wings in Cyberabad and Hyderabad Police Commissionerates are suffering from severe health hazards, according to a study conducted recently. The policemen are suffering from BP, diabetes and other lung-related problems like pneumonia and …
According to this WHO report 28 million people die each year from Non-communicable diseases in developing countries, mainly from cardiovascular diseases, cancers, chronic respiratory diseases, and diabetes Current global mortality from noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) remains unacceptably high and is increasing. Thirty-eight million people die each year from NCDs, mainly from …
Pollution in and around the vast areas of Chittaranjan Avenue located in the south–east side of the town with heavy concentration of population is assuming serious proportion with no remedial measures in sight. According to a resident, Pranab Brahmachari, it has become difficult to have fresh air and this has …
NAGPUR: The flip-flop by Chandrapur MP Hansraj Ahir has flummoxed residents of the district. First, he met environment minister Prakash Jawadekar demanding closure of the high-polluting units no. 1 and 2 of Chandrapur Super Thermal Power Plant (CSTPS). A few days later, Ahir again met Jawadekar with a delegation of …
The prevalence of class III obesity (body mass index [BMI]≥40 kg/m2) has increased dramatically in several countries and currently affects 6% of adults in the US, with uncertain impact on the risks of illness and death. Using data from a large pooled study, we evaluated the risk of death, overall …
The Industrial Area at Sectors I9 and I10 is causing health hazards to the residents of the surrounding residential areas who have become prey to a number of respiratory diseases.The residents have frequently complained about the diseases like chest congestion and asthma, which are directly linked to air pollution. The …
BANGALORE: In the heart of Bangalore — which some still refer to as Garden City — 10 municipal wards have less than 200 trees. Chikpet, with a population of 52,688, has just 25 trees. Padarayanapura (near Chamrajpet), with a population of 67,623, is no better, with 26 trees. Kempapura Agrahara …
A 25-year-old woman in Kasaragod district of Kerala died of H1N1 on Thursday, taking this year’s toll in Kerala to five. Health officials expressed concern over the spurt in deaths caused by the influenza in Gujarat and Rajasthan over the past few months. Officials in the Health Ministry fear this …
The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) yesterday claimed to have taken measures to put an end to fly ash from the first coal-fired plant in Norochcholai causing respiratory problems to humans apart from affecting plantations in the area. The Island reliably learns that the problem has been resolved with the Holcim …
Exposure to carbon monoxide can reduce the oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood Presence of harmful chemicals in the air in Dhaka and other cities, which cause respiratory problems and affect the brain and heart, is much lower than the permissible level, Environment Minister Anwar Hossain tells parliament yesterday. According to …
Ships are typically powered by heavy fuel oil or bunker oil, both of which produce harmful pollutants such as sulphur dioxide which can cause respiratory and heart problems. Such fuels contain 2.5 to 3 percent sulphur on average, which is up to 3,000 times the sulphur content of road fuel …
Bakers in Kashmir are at the high risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) as well as asthma. This was revealed by a study conducted by the Department of General Medicine at Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), Soura. The study found that there is a prevalence of COPD …
