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The Lancet report was released on Thursday with the findings.

Study: Control pollution and increase lifespan

This was revealed in the latest study by The Lancet based on PM2.5 levels during the year 2017, which was published on...

7 Dec 2018 1:51 AM IST

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

Severe pollution in six areas, air quality worsens

Ghaziabad recorded severe pollution level at 404 while Faridabad and Noida recorded very poor air quality, according to...

5 Dec 2018 2:10 AM IST

According to medical journal The Lancet, over a million Indians die every year due to air pollution and some of the worst polluted cities of the world are in India. (Photo: PTI/File)

Delhi: Air pollution at 'very poor' category, situation likely to...

SAFAR has predicted that air quality is likely to remain in the same category with a slight decline by tomorrow due to...

1 Dec 2018 4:50 PM IST

Obese pregnant women can do a lot to minimize the odds of having an unusually large baby and the birth complications that can follow. (Photo: Pixabay)

In-womb air pollution may increase BP in childhood: study

Ours is one of the first studies to show breathing polluted air during pregnancy may have a direct negative influence.

14 May 2018 5:29 PM IST

They tested various concentrations of PS-b-PtBA with different solvent mixtures (Photo: AFP)

Scientists create honey-comb like material to filter out pollution...

It has been difficult however to build these structures at the nanoscale due to their complexity and pattern...

13 May 2018 7:52 PM IST

Nandini Sharma and Kabir Arora, Class 11 students of Amity International School, Pushp Vihar, bagged the innovation award on Wednesday after a two-month-long science competition on the topic Mitigating Air Pollution in Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Air quality takes turn for worse

The maximum temperature recorded for Sunday was 33.2 degrees, at par with the normal average for March.

26 March 2018 1:31 AM IST

A traffic policeman wears a pollution mask due to heavy smog and air pollution in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Air purifiers bought for PM's offices as pollution choked Delhi:...

The purchases came as Prime Minister Narendra Modi faced criticism for not taking effective steps to improve air quality...

20 March 2018 5:03 PM IST

A good air purifier should not just remove the odour, but rather improve the overall quality of air also.

Top 5 Myths about Air Purifiers that you need to discard right now

These are some of the things that you need to clear before investing in an air purifier.

11 May 2018 3:50 PM IST

Delhi environment minister Imran Hussain

Centre told to find solution to air pollution

Hussain writes to Harsh Vardhan to call meet of environment ministers of NCR states.

3 May 2018 5:52 AM IST

CPCB has directed all states to come up with a 42-point action plan to curb air pollution.

Face masks may not be that ineffective against air pollution

Although mask may filter tiny particles as advertised, face size and shape as well as movement can lead to leakage as...

7 May 2018 8:34 AM IST

Women driving scooties claim they cover their faces with veils to fight pollution, sunburn and dodge stalkers.

Here's why no south Indian city featured in list of most polluted

The WHO report said 14 of world's 15 most polluted cities were in India which includes Delhi, Kanpur and Varanasi.

4 May 2018 10:14 AM IST

Vertical garden on one of the Metro pillars.

Vertical gardens on 70 Metro pillars soon

The DMRC is not the first to take this initiative. Earlier, Bengaluru Metro and Kochi Metro adopted a similar concept...

9 Jun 2018 5:29 AM IST