Air Pollution

A woman wears a protective face mask while walking in Beijing.Credit: Nicolas Asfouri/AFP/Getty Across Asia, and increasingly elsewhere, people are wearing medical masks in the street. Young and old, people are tying gauze squares over their noses and mouths…

A woman wears a protective face mask while walking in Beijing.Credit: Nicolas Asfouri/AFP/Getty Across Asia, and increasingly elsewhere, people are wearing medical masks in the street. Young and old, people are tying gauze squares over their noses and mouths…

Air pollution could well be the new equivalent of smoking for heart diseases. A study, conducted by Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research, which tied up with institutions such as NIMHANS and St. Johns Research Centre, Bengaluru, found…

Air pollution could well be the new equivalent of smoking for heart diseases. A study, conducted by Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research, which tied up with institutions such as NIMHANS and St. Johns Research Centre, Bengaluru, found…

There has been a spike in agricultural fires a phenomenon thats known to worsen air pollution in Punjab in September, significantly more than in the same month last year. Krunesh Garg, member-secretary, Punjab Pollution Control Board, said there were 107 fir…

WASHINGTON Minnesota and New Mexico, in a rebuke to the Trump administration, plan to join 10 other states in adopting both of California's tough rules on tailpipe emissions and zero-emission vehicles. The announcements came a week after President Donald Tru…

Image caption The 50mph limits were introduced as a trial in December 2018 on the M4 near Port Talbot Speed cameras to enforce 50mph limits designed at improving air quality on the M4 and other roads have been activated. The limits were put in place as a…

Spotted: Students at the Techno India NJR Institute of Technology have developed the technology to turn plastic waste into water-proof, eco-friendly bricks. The bricks, known as wricks, have the potential to reduce air pollution, conserve water and prevent er…

When Kenyan engineer found out about the health risks of household air pollution, they knew there had to be a smart solution to combatting the problem while still providing a reasonable source of energy for families cooking without the luxury of clea…

The Trump administration is threatening to block California from receiving federal highway grants if it doesn't revise plans to address air pollution, saying the state has more cities that don't meet pollution limits than any other in the country.  Intereste…