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Escalating air pollution levels harm city dwellers

Air pollution worsens during cooler temperatures because cold air tends to settle down and reduce ambient air quality.

22 Jun 2018 2:18 PM IST

A traffic policeman, wearing an anti-pollution mask,controls traffic amid smog and air pollution which continues to be above dangerous level.

Capital's air quality in moderate' category

The city's air quality, after remaining for six consecutive days in the severe category, has improved to the moderate...

19 Jun 2018 1:23 AM IST

A traffic policeman, wearing an anti-pollution mask,controls traffic amid smog and air pollution which continues to be above dangerous level.

Air quality improves, at moderate to poor'

Dispersion of pollutants faster after winds pick up speed.

18 Jun 2018 1:12 AM IST

CM Kejriwal has no right to remain cm, says Vijay Goel

The Kejriwal government maintains that they have not been allowed to work in the past three years which, in other words.

16 Jun 2018 5:44 AM IST

Anxiety level mediated the link between imagining exposure to air pollution and unethical behaviour. (Photo: Pixabay)

Air pollution plays significant role in diabetes: Study

Diabetes has primarily been associated with lifestyle factors like diet and a sedentary lifestyle, but pollution is a...

30 Jun 2018 1:02 PM IST

Estimates suggest health savings from reduced air pollution may be between 1.4-2.5 times greater than cost of climate change mitigation. (Photo: Pixabay)

Air pollution increases risk of type 2 diabetes, says study

Around one in seven cases of the disease were directly caused by air pollution around the world in 2016.

30 Jun 2018 10:04 AM IST

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Air pollution exposure during pregnancy does not increase risk of ADHD...

Here is what a new study has found.

26 Jun 2018 5:10 PM IST

People burst firecrackers in New Delhi on Thursday night despite the ban imposed on its sale by the Supreme Court to control air pollution.

Total ban on firecrackers: Top court to examine issue

It also noted that air pollution posed a major threat to infants and the toxicity of the air increased after burning of...

2 Aug 2018 2:44 AM IST

The set of 170 chemical compounds was then tested across 100 lung cancer lines. (Photo: Pixabay)

'Pollution causes lung cancer in youth'

In the analysis, conducted by Sir Ganga Ram Hospital (SGRH), nearly 21 per cent of the patients were below the age of 50...

1 Aug 2018 1:37 AM IST

Constructed at the cost of Rs 32 crore, the Ram Mandir station on the Churchgate-Dahanu Road route of Western Railways was slated to be thrown open for public on December 3. (Photo: File)

Society starts Twitter campaign against WR

The society had written several times to Western Railway about the resulting noise and air pollution.

9 Aug 2018 1:52 AM IST

The burning of paddy straw and wheat every year during October, November and April months is one of the major contributors of air pollution in Delhi.

'States failed to check stubble burning'

Committee noted that subsidy schemes have not helped much to address the issue.

8 Aug 2018 5:34 AM IST

The researchers will focus on 360 youngsterswith asthma to examine the level of exercise they can tolerate amid air pollution.

17Lakh respiratory infection cases in 4 years

Respiratory infections claimed 981 lives between 2013 and 2017 in Delhi, a parliamentary standing committee report on...

8 Aug 2018 5:15 AM IST