Tag: air pollution
Air pollution increases risk of cardiovascular and respiratory deaths
Biggest long term study on the effects of air pollution says that it increases the chances of death due to cardiovascular and respiratory causes
Exposure...
Air pollution mask market in India will grow by over 100%...
Study shows that the air pollution mask market will grow from USD 6.16 mn in 2017 to USD 16.86 million in 2023
India's anti air...
Traffic pollution causes 13% of all childhood asthma cases globally
Lancet study shows there are 170 new cases of traffic pollution-related asthma per 100,000 children every year around the world
Globally, estimates suggest that...
Despite clean air plan, 674 mn Indians could breathe polluted air...
Study by IIASA and CEEW predicts that more than 674 million Indians could breathe polluted air in 2030, even if India were to comply with...
Air pollution linked to Alzheimer’s Disease in kids, adolescents
Study from Mexico sounds alarm bells in Delhi, one of the most polluted cities in the world
As Delhi battles chill and air pollution there...
Health benefits of masks, air purifiers not known: ICMR chief
Whether masks and health purifiers really have health benefits, is yet to be proven
As sellers of masks and air purifiers soar on the wings...
India and China stand to gain the most from Paris Agreement
WHO’s COP-24 Special Report: health and climate change provides recommendations for governments on how to maximize the health benefits of tackling climate change
Meeting the...
Air pollution increases emergency visits for heart, lung diseases
Exposure to ozone and nitrogen oxides causes the most damage, find scientists
As Delhi reels under post Diwali air pollution, a new study shows how...
Comparing air pollution to smoking trivialises tobacco hazards
It is time for the post Diwali haze in Delhi. As the air quality index goes from poor to hazardous, and readings shoot past...
93% kids below 15 breathe foul air; poor, girls worst hit
New WHO report on Air pollution and child health examines the heavy toll of both ambient (outside) and household air pollution
Every day around 93%...
