Pollution in east, north and central Indian cities primarily comes from residential and transportationsectors, while in western India, industry and energy are the main contributors to local PM2.5 pollution, a study has...
As the air pollution levels spike and reached alarming levels in many cities across the country, the health ministry on Monday wrote to states on serious health challenges air pollution poses, and has asked them to develop...
As severely-polluted air has choked the capital city Delhi, health experts have warned people that it can cause a range of health problems, including respiratory infections, heart disease, skin allergy and eye infection. The...
The capital city has emerged as the world’s most polluted megacity in the world in a new study which has also found that its residents are on track to lose 11.9 years of life if the current levels of pollution persist....
The national capital Delhi air quality was reported on the upper layer of very poor category on Wednesday. According to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR), the city’s overall Air...
An analysis of a study conducted by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) suggests that increase in pollution level was associated with increase in number of patients in emergency rooms, said Union Minister of State for...
