Air Pollution

Wide shot of the downtown Los Angeles skyline bathed in smog. View from Griffith Park Getty By Jutta Lachenauer, SAP One of our most precious resources is often taken for granted and invisible unless it becomes visible. I am talking about air. We dont give…

Urbanization cannot be stopped, but this does not excuse governments for failing to address air pollution. With considerable resources and capacity for nationwide policy coordination, China should be leading the way in developing a sustainable approach to urb…

The major anthropogenic reasons for air pollution were growth in vehicular emission, energy generation and industrial growth. (Representational Image) A whopping 92 per cent of world’s population are unable to breath clean air because of air pollution which …

Simple Actions towards environment protection will lead to a giant leap towards mitigating air pollution: Union Environment Minister

Most of the rising global attention to air pollution focuses on the impacts that ozone, particulate matter, and other pollutants have on human health. This is natural; the numbers in the headlines are striking. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates th…

Swedish home furnishings manufacturer Ikea is understandably proud of its tiny home designs, which can be found in demo form in most of its retail stores, where designers have crammed a bed, a sofa, a television, and a tiny kitchen into spaces as small as 250…

The programme is being piloted in Surat as it is a densely populated industrial centre where textile and dye mills release a significant amount of air pollution. Gujarat on Wednesday launched a market-based trading system to reduce air pollution, where the g…

Four years ago, 21 young people sued the US government, alleging that its role in contributing to climate change violates their constitutional rights. In the landmark lawsuit, the plaintiffs allege that their generation has already suffered and will contin…

The noxious air hanging over India's towns and cities kills more than 100,000 children under five every year, a damning study found. India has repeatedly failed to address environmental concerns.Last year a UN report found 14 of the world's 15 most polluted cities were Indian.An Indian man with his face covered…

Researchers in Peru have discovered some of the earliest evidence of air pollution, and their report reveals new information about the extent that carbon emissions accelerate the melting of glaciers. The report, released by the National Institute of Researc…