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 …
The heat has been unbearable and worse news follows. The summer pollution curve has taken an ugly turn as ground-level ozone, a highly reactive and harmful gas, has far exceeded the permissible limit, a report released by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) on Monday said. “With heat wave …
Americans are willing to bear the costs of combating climate change, and most are more likely to support a candidate seeking to address the issue. By an almost two-to-one margin, 62 percent to 33 percent, Americans say they would pay more for energy if it would mean a reduction in …
Just a few hours of exposure to it can trigger serious health problems, especially among those who are already suffering from respiratory and asthmatic problems As the intense heat wave conditions continue unabated, Delhi has witnessed significant ozone build-up this summer. The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) study based …
Frequent exposure to polluted air has led to a rise in the number of asthma cases in the City by at least 30 per cent, said Dr K S Satish, Chief Pulmonologist, Vikram Hospital. He added that the increase in garbage had also been adding to the number of cases. …
JAIPUR: The number of vehicles has increased considerably in the city in the past five years, which is one of the sources of pollution. In the recently released World Health Organization (WHO) report on pollution, the situation of the city is not so encouraging in terms of pollution in the …
Hyderabad: The deteriorating quality of air due to rising pollution is a major cause for respiratory illness and cardiovascular diseases, said experts on World Environment Day which will be observed on June 5. While the World Health Organisation has severely criticised the levels of pollution in Indian cities, doctors say …
Rising pollution levels in the City over a period have led to an increase in the number of health ailments among citizens. Skin diseases, allergies, respiratory problems, etc, are on the rise. Fine dust particles are potential triggers for skin diseases, say dermatologists. Speaking with Deccan Herald, Dr Leelavathy, HoD, …
In a double-blind randomized controlled trial, Xavier Saez-Llorens and colleagues examine the vaccine efficacy of PHiD-CV against community-acquired pneumonia in young children in Panama, Argentina, and Colombia.
The report on “Economic Burden of Tobacco Related Diseases in India”, supported by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India and the WHO Country Office for India, was developed by the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI). The report estimates direct and indirect costs from all diseases …
RAIPUR: Chhattisgarh government has directed all hospitals in state to keep strict vigil on patients, particularly those who have recently travelled to Middle Eastern countries, with symptoms of the dreaded Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), a severe pneumonia-like respiratory disease caused by coronavirus (CoV). These directions come close on the …
Levels of the harmful air pollutant nitrogen dioxide at a city-center monitoring station are the highest in Europe. Concentrations are greater even than in Beijing, where expatriates have dubbed the city’s smog the “airpocalypse.” It’s the law of unintended consequences at work. European Union efforts to fight climate change favored …
The Union government has sent a health advisory to the State government over the situation arising out of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV), asking it to observe closely those coming into the State from West Asia. Health and Family Welfare Minister U.T. Khader told presspersons here on Thursday …
Nearly half of all Americans — more than 147 million — live in counties in the U.S. where ozone or particle pollutions levels make the air unhealthy to breathe, according to the American Lung Association's "State of the Air 2014" report released today. The 15th annual national report card shows …
Farmers defy Deputy Commissioner’s orders, continue to burn straw Ludhiana is one of the most polluted cities in the world, courtesy industrial waste and stubble burning. Despite Deputy Commissioner Rajat Aggarwal instructing farmers not to burn stubble, the practice continues unabated. After harvesting wheat from fields, the farmers burn the …
Thiruvananthapuram: The spread of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) virus in Saudi Arabia, which has claimed the lives of 150 people so far, has not attained the proportions of a global health emergency till now, clarified the World Health Organisation (WHO). This comes in the backdrop of rising concerns regarding …
Year-Long Survey Finds High Pollutant Levels Particularly In Winter Pune: Breathing in areas such as Hadapsar, Shivajinagar or Katraj, can pose health problems, particularly to those vulnerable to respiratory conditions as pollution levels have been found to be the highest in these parts of the city. The Indian Institute of …
PUNE: Despite a drop in the number of H1N1 cases, the high mortality rate (from 8% in 2012 to 25% this year so far) has left doctors and experts worried. Of the 21 cases till April this year, five have succumbed to the infection. Of these, Nagpur accounted for four …
The World Health Organization's (WHO) air quality database of 1,600 cities in different countries shows Delhi as most polluted city, however, the situation in five big cities of Rajasthan is also not very encouraging. The WHO's air quality database of 1,600 cities in 91 countries also covered Rajasthan's five prominent …
New Delhi: World Health Organization’s data that indicates Delhi has the most polluted air in the world has confirmed what they have anecdotally known all along, say doctors in the city. They claim the deterioration in air quality has clearly been reflected in the number of patients with respiratory ailments …
