Air Pollution

Home News Children wear surgical masks as protection against the coronavirus as Hong Kong marked the Lunar New Year on Jan. 27, 2020. (Image: © ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP via Getty Images) The outbreak of a new coronavirus in China has killed more than 900 people, but one group has escaped with…

By: Express News Service | Mumbai | Published: February 8, 2020 2:03:25 am On February 4, Municipal Commissioner Parveen Pardeshi presented the 2020-21 budget estimate of Rs 33,441.02 crore before the BMC Standing Commit-tee.Absence of any concrete action plan to curb air pollution in Mumbai in the BMC budget has…

UK to Stop Selling New Gas, Diesel Cars by 2035 This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. EVs only (via geralt/Pixabay) The UK will ban sales of new gasoline, diesel, and hybrid cars from 2035—five years earlier than planned. Britain’s commitment to…

Britain has announced that it plans to phase out the sales of gas, diesel, and hybrid cars by 2035 as part of a push toward only electric vehicles being sold in the country. According to Reuters, the government announced the plan on Tuesday, which is five years earlier than initially…

It is one of the world's most polluted cities. And as the people of New Delhi prepare to vote in local elections this week, many are demanding action to improve air quality in the Indian capital. Last year, air pollution levels were 40 times the limit set by the World…

Scientists at Caltech and JPL have tied a shift in winter weather patterns in Europe and northern Eurasia to a reduction in air pollution. Over the past 50 years, the occurrence of extremely cold days has decreased throughout Europe and northern Eurasia, whi…

Excess selenium from fertilizers and other natural sources can create air pollution that could lead to lung cancer, asthma, and Type 2 diabetes, according to new UC Riverside research. The research team conducted previous UCR studies in the Salton Sea area, …

Image copyrightReutersImage caption Plastic waste often ends up in developing countries Exporting polluting plastic waste to developing countries will be banned or restricted under a new law. The rule presented to the UK Parliament is aimed at protecting …

In recent years, new research has significantly increased my belief that air pollution has substantial negative effects on productivity, IQ and health (see previous posts). Research in the field is exploding which means that there must also be more false positives. Consider two recent papers. The first, The Real Effect…

By: Express News Service | New Delhi | Published: January 30, 2020 3:44:40 am It is estimated that half of these deaths are in the northern belt of the country. (File)Fourteen per cent of under-five deaths in India — approximately 1,27,000 deaths annually — happen due to pneumonia. In 2013,…