Air Pollution

By Adam Vaughan Hazy smog over Las Vegas, Nevadatrekandshoot/AlamyLiving in a part of the United States with dirty air has been linked to a significantly greater risk of dying from covid-19, raising the prospect of air pollution data being used to forecast which areas may need the most help treating…

The air quality in the national capital remained in the 'very poor' category for the fourth consecutive day, as per the data from Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) on Tuesday. The hourly average AQI as per the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) was 371 in Delhi today. Areas around ITO,…

NEW DELHI: Farmers’ groups, which are on the warpath against the newly enacted central farm laws, on Friday expressed concern over the ordinance to deal with air pollution in Delhi-NCR and adjoining areas. They questioned whether the new commission would put farmers in jail and impose heavy penalty for stubble…

Air pollution in China has spiked in Zhengzhou, colloquially known as ‘iPhone city’ as it is the center of assembly operations by Apple’s key iPhone suppliers. Analysts say that the increase in pollution can be directly linked to iPhone 12 production … CNBC reports. Morgan Stanley analysts on Wednesday said…

The European Union, Japan and United States exported around three million used vehicles each year between 2015 and 2018, with most going to low- and middle-income countries and more than half ending up in Africa Getting rid of old cars is helping clean the skies over developed nations, but many…

Home / More Lifestyle / Exposure to air pollution increases Covid-19 deaths by 15% worldwide: Study Long-term exposure to air pollution has been linked to an increased risk of dying from Covid-19 and, for the first time, a study has estimated the proportion of deaths from the coronavirus that could…

New Delhi: With Delhi continuing to grapple with increasing levels of pollution, the Centre has decided to soon bring in a new legislation to curb air pollution in the city and NCR, a top official from the Ministry of Environment said. "The new law will be only for Delhi and…

Air pollution killed 476,000 newborns in 2019, with the biggest hotspots in India and Sub-Saharan Africa, according to a new global study which said that nearly two-thirds of the deaths came from noxious fumes from cooking fuels. More than 116,000 Indian infants died from air pollution in the first month…

The first-ever comprehensive analysis of air pollution's global impact on newborns finds that outdoor and household particulate matter pollution contributed to the deaths of more than 1,16,000 infants Topicsair pollution | infant mortality IANS  |  New Delhi  Last Updated at October 21, 2020 11:31 IST The first-ever comprehensive analysis of air pollution's…

In St. James Parish, Louisiana, residents face some of the highest cancer risks in the country due to air pollution from the nearby 85-mile industrial corridor. Taiwanese plastics company Formosa plans to build a 2,400 acre site that could double the toxic emissions in the parish.Oct. 18, 2020Read More