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 …
- Calcutta is now a critically polluted city. Understanding what that means for our health http://www.telegraphindia.com/1091121/jsp/calcutta/story_11768084.jsp
With the meteorological department spelling partly cloudy and smoggy conditions in the city during the next few days, doctors caution those with underlined cardiac and pulmonary ailments from venturing out. Due to the prevailing weather, the emergency medicine department of the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) saw an increase …
It is now four days that residents of Bathinda and adjoining areas have not seen a clear sun because of a thick layer of smoke coupled with patches of cloud in the sky. The situation was worst this morning when the sun appeared as a red ball in the sky …
New Delhi: The hype surrounding ban on smoking at public places seems to have vanished into thin air. A recent survey shows that the ban has not been effectively implemented since it came into effect in October last year. The survey conducted by Voluntary Health Association of India (VHAI) found …
London: A new study has revealed that air pollution can significantly increase the risk of memory problems in the elderly. German researchers have found that women who had lived near busy roads for at least 20 years were more likely to show signs of mild cognitive impairment, early memory problems …
A huge outback dust storm swept eastern Australia and blanketed Sydney on Wednesday, disrupting transport, forcing people indoors and stripping thousands of tonnes of valuable farmland topsoil. The dust blacked out the outback town of Broken Hill on Tuesday, forcing a zinc mine to shut down, and swept 1,167 km …
Breathing polluted air for even two hours can boost blood pressure, potentially raising the risk of cardiovascular disease in those exposed to smog, a new study suggests. Although the increase may not mean much for healthy people, "this small increase may actually be able to a trigger a heart attack …
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 …
The World Health Organisation noticed it first. Now, scientists from Imperial College, London, know why. A study of the H1N1 swine flu virus isolated in US and Europe by British scientists found that the pandemic strain had the advanced ability to infect cells deep in the lungs which the seasonal …
Around 17,000 Sri Lankans are affected by Tuberculosis annually while 11,000 new victims are identified. Of this 350 die of the disease, Director of National Program for Tuberculosis Control and Chest Disease Dr. A.L.S.B. Alwis said. Deputy Director General of Public Health Services of Healthcare and Nutrition Ministry Dr. P.G. …
The just out Economic Survey of Pakistan notes that although air quality in many of our cities is bad, studies conducted in Lahore and Karachi show that carbon monoxide, cadmium and lead levels in these cities far exceed the internationally accepted threshold limits. An estimated 60 to 70 percent pollution …
Tuberculosis is a serious health problem in Bangladesh as some 50 percent of the adult population are contagious with the mycobacterium tuberculosis germs, physicians told a roundtable yesterday. "Bangladesh is in 6th position among 22 countries in the world where number of tuberculosis patients are found largest," said Dr Mafuza …
Although tobacco is injurious to health, people in the country consume tobacco and its by-products worth Rs1.2 billion annually while the government has failed to take concrete steps to protect the masses from the health hazard involved in it. This was pointed out by health professionals belonging to various medical …
New Delhi: If you feel dizzier in summer, there is a good reason for it. As the mercury mounts, a little-known summer pollutant comes to play, jeopardising public health. Ozone
The ministries of health and environment recognising the increasing risk of asthma in the country has launched a joint asthma control programme. The programme was launched at a ceremony held here Tuesday on the occasion of the World Asthma Day organised by the ministries and the Allergy and Asthma Institute, …
Health and Family Welfare Minister AFM Ruhul Haque yesterday said around 57,000 people die every year due to tobacco-related diseases in the country, while around 382,000 people are becoming physically or mentally disabled as a result of tobacco use. The minister said this while inaugurating a four-day regional workshop titled …
