Tag: air pollution
New study says haze may be contributing to warming in South Asia
The haze over the national capital and Northwest India seen during winters is not only causing problems to people on the ground but also...
Government launches Clean Air Strategy to tackle air pollution
Air pollution is now one of the biggest threats to public health in the UK. Almost six in ten deaths related to air pollution worldwide...
NUS study finds that severe air pollution affects the productivity of workers
Economists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have completed an extensive study which reveals that exposure to air pollution over several weeks is...
Air pollution killing more people than tobacco: study
One in every eight deaths in India is attributable to air pollution in India, making it a leading risk factor for death in the...
Startup shows how crop residue can generate useful products
Crop residue burning has begun in the Northern states, posing a threat to air quality in the region. While several measures are being tried...
New device developed to tackle pollution in high traffic zones
The National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Nagpur-based laboratory of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), has developed a device to address...
How air pollution is adding to India’s diabetes burden
The ill-effects of air pollution on human health have been reported extensively. Some estimates attribute nearly one-fourth of all deaths in India to air...
Improvement in air quality can prevent thousands of deaths in India
Indian cities are considered as most polluted in the world. An estimate suggests that almost 1.6 million deaths occur due to air pollution, which...
Kicking the car(bon) habit better for air pollution than electric cars
A new study by the Oxford University, changing our lifestyles and the way we travel could have as big. The radical way of life...
