Respiratory Diseases

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution of Godavari river, Telangana, 29/05/2025

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 …

Ghana: 94,000 Die of Non-Communicable Diseases Annually

More than 94,000 people die of non communicable diseases (NCDs) in Ghana every year, a study by the Ghana Non-Communicable Disease Alliance (GhNCDA) has revealed. The deaths, according to the non-profit organisation, amounts to 43 per cent of all deaths in the country annually. Speaking at the launch of the …

Long-term plans to fight pollution gathering dust

Despite having a Comprehensive Action Plan for Delhi-NCR, many measures still remain on paper Air pollution level in the city nosedived last week and stayed in the ‘very poor’ category for two days partly due to dust storms and also because of non-implementation of long-term plans to fight pollution, experts …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding stone crushing units affecting health, District Nagaur, Rajasthan, 15/05/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Ganpat Ram Mirdha Vs State of Rajasthan & Others dated 15/05/2019 regarding the health effects of air pollution caused by stone crushing units in the villages of Koliya, Naka ke Dhani, Nozalo ke Dhani and Bandolai ke Dhani in Tehsil …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding air pollution caused by stone crushing units, Nagaur District, Rajasthan, 26/04/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Ganpat Ram Mirdha Vs State of Rajasthan dated 26/04/2019 regarding health effects due to stone crushing units in the villages of Koliya, Naka ke Dhani, Nozalo ke Dhani and Bandolai ke Dhani in Tehsil Didwana, District Nagaur, Rajasthan. The Tribunal …

Rising pollutions pose health hazards

April 7 is observed as the World Health Day. The aim and objective is to make the people aware about their health. Now different types of new diseases are coming up in the human societies due to growing pollutions; which bring health hazards for which the human beings alone are …

Air pollution: Bhiwadi at 5, Jodhpur at 12 in world cities

JAIPUR: Industrial hub in Alwar district, Bhiwadi was at the fifth place in the list of cities across world with the worst air pollution in 2018, according to a new study by Swiss-based company AirVisual and Greenpeace. Another city of the state, Jodhpur is at the 12 place in the …

Kenya: MCA Raises Concerns Over Toxic Emissions From Factories Along Mombasa Road

South B Member of County Assembly Waithera Chege is now calling upon Environment Cabinet Secretary Keriako Tobiko to intervene following complaints from residents over toxic emissions from factories along Mombasa Road. Through a letter addressed to Tobiko, Waithera says there are fears among residents that the toxic emissions could lead …

Global, national, and urban burdens of paediatric asthma incidence attributable to ambient NO₂ pollution: estimates from global datasets

Globally, the estimates suggest that there are 170 new cases of traffic pollution-related asthma per 100,000 children every year, and 13% of childhood asthma cases diagnosed each year are linked to traffic pollution. The country with the highest proportion of traffic pollution-attributable childhood asthma incidence was South Korea (31%), the …

'Our children are gasping' - Senegal's toxic air battle

Two-year-old Thayi loves the aerosol therapy room at Senegal's Albert Royer Children's Hospital, where she gets to fall asleep on her mother's lap, breathing deeply - something that is usually hard to do. The mask over her face pumps out medicine that soothes her asthmatic lungs, a condition worsened by …

Campaigners urge African policy shift to boost uptake of clean energy

African countries should embark on a radical policy reorientation to encourage investments in renewable energy sources and boost their resilience to climate change, campaigners said on Thursday. Mithika Mwenda, secretary general of Nairobi-based Pan-African Climate Justice Alliance, said policy reforms, combined with visionary leadership, is key to reducing reliance on …

COPD: What we know about the disease that killed a million Indians in 2017

Levels of air pollution have risen dramatically over the last two to three decades. That has had a major impact on COPD Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) was the second highest cause of death in India after heart disease in 2017, killing 1 million (958,000) Indians that year, according to …

Majority of air pollution deaths in India due to diesel vehicles emission, claims study

On-road diesel vehicles were responsible for nearly half of the health impacts of air pollution from vehicles worldwide in 2015. The global cost of these transportation-attributable health impacts in 2010 and 2015 was approximately USD one trillion. As much as two thirds of deaths from air pollution in India can …

Risk of acute respiratory infection from crop burning in India: estimating disease burden and economic welfare from satellite and national health survey data for 250 …

Respiratory infections are among the leading causes of death and disability globally. Respirable aerosol particles released by agricultural crop-residue burning (ACRB), practised by farmers in all global regions, are potentially harmful to human health. Our objective was to estimate the health and economic costs of ACRB in northern India. Original …

Asthma support group to combat air pollution

GURUGRAM: Doctors, environmentalists and those struck by asthma came together on Saturday and formed a group that will not only support asthma patients but also work as a pressure group to combat air pollution. With the number of asthma patients increasing every year, doctors said that the group would make …

State to focus on latent TB eradication

Kochi: Aimed at eliminating TB from the state by 2020, government has once again joined hands with private hospitals to treat and manage latent TB. This comes after the state in collaboration with private and public hospitals managed to reduce TB incidence annually by 4%. “Kerala is ready to take …

One in three Bhutanese overweight, finds study

The increasing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) on health facilities demands greater multi-sectoral actions for the implementation of NCD prevention activities. NCDs are a major public health problem accounting for an estimated 62 percent of the disease burden in the country. According to health officials, deaths from NCDs increased to …

Experts blame temperature swing, poor air quality for disease spurt

KOLKATA: The sudden slowdown of the chilly northwesterly wind has led to temperature fluctuation and a resultant spurt in viral infections across the city. Over the last week, thousands complained of fever accompanied by cough, cold and breathing distress. Asthma patients have had sudden attacks of breathlessness that required hospitalization. …

Hyderabad: Kids living in urban areas most hit by air pollution

Children living in urban areas are more affected by air pollution than those living in rural areas, revealed the study. Hyderabad: A study on how air pollution affects children shows that it affects them severely because they have more lung surface compared to their body weight. The study of 1,000 …

Stress and pollution attack: Bad year for lungs, heart in Gujarat

AHMEDABAD: As stress and pollution are major concerns in Gujarat, the trend also got reflected in emergency calls received by EMRI 108 in 2018. According to the figures by the ambulance service, it reported 9% rise in respiratory problems with 7 calls per hour. Likewise, the service also responded to …

Pan-India clean air programme set to roll out with Rs 300 crore initial support and a mid-term target

The Centre has earmarked Rs 300 crore for implementation of the upcoming National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) for financial year 2018-19 and 2019-20. Overall cost of taking multiple air pollution abatement measures in 102 cities across the country will, however, be much more than what the government has budgeted for …

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