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In warmer climates, the impact of air pollution is exacerbated.

CPCB claims action by agencies inadequate'

Thick haze engulfs city, air quality turns very poor.

28 Nov 2018 6:22 AM IST

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Air pollution affects life expectancy worse than smoking, terrorism:...

People are breathing air that represents a serious risk to their health.

26 Nov 2018 7:23 PM IST

The Great Smog of India by Siddharth Singh, Penguin Viking, Rs 499.

A performance metric to fight smog

Dealing with pollution requires an empowered institution whose performance is tied solely to controlling pollution.

25 Nov 2018 12:40 AM IST

The problem majorly lies in the incorrect correlation of air pollution to just smog, pollen, and other outdoor air quality problems. Most people never even think about the quality of the air inside their cars, where harmful dust mites, antigens and other toxic elements get sealed up.

Air pollution may up risk of intellectual disability in children, says...

Study found children with intellectual disabilities were more likely than their peers to live in areas with high outdoor...

23 Nov 2018 4:52 PM IST

According to SAFAR, Borivali, Bhandup, Bandra-Kurla Complex and Mazagaon saw the worst air quality.

Capital air quality gets better due to wind speed

The Central Pollution Control Board data showed overall air quality index at 282 which falls in poor category.

23 Nov 2018 12:55 AM IST

The device is almost invisible and is being sold in the US in packs of 10 (Photo: AFP)

New pollution filter that sits in the nostrils can block 90 per cent...

Such inventions are important when air pollution is having a devastating effect largely in cities of India and China.

22 Nov 2018 7:27 PM IST

In warmer climates, the impact of air pollution is exacerbated.

Pollution: Authorities plan artificial rain'

Delhi's air quality has deteriorated to alarming levels in the past three weeks.

21 Nov 2018 6:32 AM IST

Officials attributed the sudden deterioration in the air quality to a change in wind direction, which is now blowing from the northwestern region towards Delhi and bringing dust and smoke from stubble burning in neighbouring states with it.

Must religion & health be on collision course?

In the city, the corresponding figure was 302. Health experts consider an AQI (air quality index) above 100 as...

15 Nov 2018 12:00 AM IST

The respondents also believe that the top three environmental issues that affect personal health are air pollution, drinking polluted water and global warming and climate change (Photo: AFP)

Declining quality of air causing sickness and discomfort to 89 per...

A majority of the respondents (33.4 per cent) said they accessed air quality information "sometimes" and 12 per cent...

13 Nov 2018 8:55 PM IST

Unstable sugar levels trigger fluctuations in appetite causing people to over eat (Photo: AFP)

Research shows how air pollution might be linked to obesity

Pollutants irritate air sacs in the lungs causing stress response that leads to release of hormones.

12 Nov 2018 3:23 PM IST

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal

Arvind Kejriwal under fire over reported Dubai trip amid pollution...

For a second year the chief minister, Arvind Kejriwal, has likened Delhi to a 'gas chamber' because of the pollution.

10 Nov 2018 7:07 PM IST

As per WHO statistics, glaucoma is the second largest cause of blindness in the world and fourth largest in India.

Small-particle air pollution may raise risk of glaucoma in some people

Long-term exposure to black carbon, and other products of combustion, was associated with higher pressures in eye.

9 Nov 2018 10:16 AM IST