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 …
New Delhi, Nov. 18: India has revised standards for air quality for the first time in 15 years in a move that environmental experts say will overnight tar more cities and localities across the country as polluted beyond limits. The new standards notified by the environment ministry have lowered maximum …
Pune A random survey by city-based Chest Research Foundation (CRF) has found that seven out of 100 persons in Pune have got airways obstruction (obstruction of windpipe). The foundation has set up detection booths in various parts of the city, since Monday, as part of World Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease …
Mohini Santosh Undre, 28, of Manjri in Haveli taluka died at 4.30 am at the Noble Hospital in Hadapsar. Doctors who treated Undre said she had tested positive for H1N1, and was suffering from bilateral pneumonia and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). With Pune recording the maximum number of swine …
The third phase of the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) was carried out in 13- to 14-year-old and 6- to 7-year-old children across the world. A question about frequency of truck traffic on the street of residence was included in an additional questionnaire. The researchers investigated …
Past studies reported evidence of associations between air pollution and respiratory symptoms and morbidity for children. Few studies examined associations between air pollution and emergency room (ER) visits for wheezing, and even fewer for gastroenteric illness. The researchers conducted a multicity analysis of the relationship between air pollution and ER …
During the last several decades, industrialization and urbanization have resulted in dramatic increases in vehicle-associated emissions. More than 50% of the total particulate matter (PM) emissions in urban areas are related to road traffic (Briggs et al. 1997). A number of studies have reported significant associations between traffic density or …
To develop public health adaptation strategies and to project the impacts of climate change on human health, indicators of vulnerability and preparedness along with accurate surveillance data on climate-sensitive health outcomes are needed. We researched and developed environmental health indicators for inputs into human health vulnerability assessments for climate change …
More than 3 million children < 5 years of age die each year from environment-related conditions, making the environment one of the most critical contributors to the > 10 million child deaths annually throughout the world [World Health Organization (WHO) 2005]. Some factors of susceptibility, including race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic …
PLANT SCIENCES Never too late Flowers are more resilient than they appear. They shoot up against all odds. The credit goes to genetic matter called microRNA that inhibit protein formation crucial to flowering in young plants. External cues like sunlight make them flower. But in the absence of cues, too, …
39,253 Pneumonia & Respiratory Tract Infection Cases Reported In The State Last Month Paul John | TNN Surat/Ahmedabad: After a spate of swine flu deaths in the state, the growing number of pneumonia and acute lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) cases in various cities has been worrying state health department …
There is growing interest in disentangling the health effects of spatially clustered social and physical environmental exposures and in exploring potential synergies among them, with particular attention directed to the combined effects of psychosocial stress and air pollution. Both exposures may be elevated in lower-income urban communities, and it has …
Cigarette smoke exposure in utero and during early postnatal development increases the incidence of asthma and airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) later in life, suggesting that a possible critical period of developmental sensitivity exists in the prenatal and early postnatal periods.
Decreasing exposure to airborne particulates was previously associated with reduced age-related decline in lung function. However, whether the benefit from improved air quality depends on genetic background is not known. Recent evidence points to the involvement of the genes p53 and p21 and of the cell cycle control gene cyclin …
A solution that detects minute presence of ozone, even in cells ozone in the stratosphere protects the earth from harmful ultraviolet rays. But when in the troposphere, near the ground level, it acts as a pollutant. Though it is not emitted directly, emissions from car engines or industrial operations react …
Regularly inspect buildings for indoor moisture and mould Dampness and mould related problems should be removed when they occur Buildings should be well-designed, constructed and maintained to prevent excess moisture and microbial growth Removing damp and mould conditions should be given priority to prevent poor health in populations already living …
First of its kind advisory on making buildings damp and mould-free people who stay indoors risk respiratory problems just as much as those exposed to outdoor air pollution. In fact, people living or working in buildings that are damp and have mould are at 75 per cent greater risk of …
An international web site giving information about Kandy to tourists had this to say in its concluding paragraph "the city is ugly and its air pollution unbearable". This is a serious matter since tourism in Kandy is affected by such adverse comments and furthermore, this situation greatly endangers the health …
Nanoparticles have been blamed for two deaths at a Chinese factory, in a report that claims to be the first to document human disease caused by the particles.
