Air Pollution

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…

Whether they’re pro- or anti-climate, video ads trying to sway voters on environmental issues generally stick to a handful of familiar tropes: trees and polar bears for the conservationists, jobs and construction hats for the fossil fuel interests. If it’s a politician touting their environmental voting record, there’s a 50-50…

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…

Oct. 7, 2020Updated: Oct. 7, 2020 7:40 p.m.FILE - In this Feb 25. 2010 file photo, Mexico's Nobel Chemistry Prize laureate Mario Molina gestures during a conference on global warming in Guadalajara, Mexico. Molina has died on Wednesday, October 7, 2020, his family informed.Carlos Jasso/APMEXICO CITY (AP) — Mario Molina, winner…

The latest headlines in your inbox twice a day Monday - Friday plus breaking news updates A new health warning was issued today as research revealed that London’s air pollution caused by vehicle exhaust fumes has nearly returned to pre-lockdown levels. Analysis released by Clean Air in London shows areas…

There is growing evidence of how bad—and expensive—air pollution is in Lagos, Africa’s largest mega-city.The city which is home to over 20 million people is infamous for congestion and snaking lines of traffic jams. But as data from a recent World Bank study show, the city’s residents are paying a…