Air Pollution

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

Vishva Gaurav | एजेंसियां | Updated: 17 Oct 2020, 06:53:00 AMAir pollution in Delhi: राष्ट्रीय राजधानी दिल्ली में 12 फरवरी के बाद से सबसे खराब वायु गुणवत्ता सूचकांक (एक्यूआई) शुक्रवार सुबह 10 बजे दर्ज किया गया। एक्सपर्ट्स की चेतावनी के मुताबिक वायु प्रदूषण का स्तर अधिक रहने से कोविड-19 की…

New Delhi: With air pollution rising in northern India, Punjab and Haryana have started penalising farmers who burn harvest residue on fields, officials said. More than 3,700 farm fires have been reported in the two states. Authorities have imposed environmental compensation of over Rs 20 lakh. Officials said they were…

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The car will compete with the existing Mahindra E-KUV-100 as well as Tata Motors’ HBX small SUV and Renault's Kwid EV which are likely to come with electric powertrains in the next 12-24 months. (Representative image)SynopsisGroupe PSA is working on a mass market small electric SUV codenamed eCC21, which is…

File this under: department of silver linings. While you are probably already experiencing severe mask fatigue, and the thought of having to cover up for months (years?) to come is as exhausting as it is unavoidable, there is an extra health benefit you may not have anticipated. Yep, masks might…