Air Pollution

A new study finds that ultra-fine particles increase the risk of brain cancer. We go on about the dangers from PM2.5, or particulate matter smaller than 2.5 micrometers, but there is a new kid on the block, even smaller, Ultrafine particles (UFP) less than 0…

For the findings, the research team picked India, a lower-middle-income country with high levels of air pollution. (Photo: Getty Images/ Thinkstock) A new study has found that air pollution in the country is associated with a higher risk of cardiovascular di…

PARIS Vaping devices and the chemicals they deliver increasingly popular among teens may damage the cardiovascular system, a study said on Thursday, adding to a growing chorus of concern over injury and deaths related to e-cigarettes. The latest findings, pu…

Restoring plants and trees near US industrial sites could reduce air pollution by an average of 27 percent, new study finds. "Despite the proliferation of control technologies, air pollution remains a major concern across the United States, suggesting the ne…

NEW DELHI: As Delhi grapples with worsening air pollution, the Chhattisgarh government has offered the Centre a solution to the problem of stubble burning in fields—set up ethanol or biofuel units using paddy husk and rice straw, it says. On its part, the Ch…

The National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) along with the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has launched Indias first web repository documenting air quality studies done in the last 60 years. The Indian Air quality …

As soot particles become compact in their journey through the atmosphere, they scatter and absorb light and can affect respiratory tracts. When carbon burnswhether it's the charcoal on your barbecue or from a forest firesoot is released into the atmosphere. …

Schools have reopened in the Indian capital with toxic air level coming down by more than half since authorities declared a health emergency last Friday. With strong winds blowing away pollutants, the air quality index at the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi read 1…

Following Diwali as pollution level started rising in the holy city, the priest decided to protect the gods too. (Source: Priya Jain/ Twitter) As the air quality dipped across states in North India, photos from a temple in Varanasi are going viral after the …

Tourists Are Avoiding Delhi as Air Pollution Reaches Record Levels