New Delhi (2 Min Read) : The Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY), a pet project of Prime Minister Narendra Modi that aims to provide every household Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) replacing wood or coal fuel, has been found useful in tackling household air pollution, a new report said. The study, “The India State-Level Disease Burden […]
Tag: Air Pollution
Study reveals link between air pollution and increased risk for miscarriage
New York (2 Min Read) : From asthma to pre-term birth, air pollution has been associated with numerous adverse health outcomes. Now a new study finds that air pollution can also increase the risk of miscarriage. The study, led by researchers from the University of Utah in the US, shows that even a short-term exposure […]
Air pollution: NGT slaps Rs 25-cr penalty on Delhi government
New Delhi : With quality of air oscillating between “poor” and “very poor”, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday asked the Delhi government to deposit Rs 25 crore with the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) for its failure to curb air pollution in the city. “Despite clear directions by the tribunal, there is hardly […]
Air pollution cuts average Indian’s life expectancy by over 4 years: Study
New Delhi : India is the world’s second most polluted country, slightly trailing only Nepal, the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago (EPIC) said on Monday. Particulate pollution is so severe that it shortens the average Indian’s life expectancy by more than four years relative to what it would be if World Health […]
SC ban on firecrackers flouted, air pollution increased six times
New Delhi : The Supreme Court ban during Diwali was violated in full swing across Delhi and NCR with people bursting firecrackers till late night leading to thick haze on Thursday morning and deteriorating air quality, which experts say was six times higher than normal. “The Air Quality Index (AQI) of Delhi and National Capital […]
Post Diwali, Delhi grapples with ‘very poor’ air quality
New Delhi : The capital’s citizens on Thursday struggled to breathe better air as pollution levels spiked across the city after Diwali, touching the “very poor” category. According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the Air Quality Index (AQI) for the Delhi-NCR (National Capital Region) region at noon was 361. On Wednesday, Delhi’s air […]
Air pollution shortens life by more than one year in India
New York : If air pollution were removed as a risk for death, people in the world could live at least a year longer and in India, which is battling a severe air pollution, the benefit would be even more — about 1.5 years, says study. “Here, we were able to systematically identify how air […]
Air pollution linked to diabetes, India at greater risk: Lancet
New York : Outdoor air pollution even at levels deemed safe may be associated with an increased risk of diabetes globally, with India being at a greater risk due to lack of air cleaning policies, scientists said in a report in Lancet. The findings showed that air pollution contributes to development of diabetes by reducing […]
WHO report shows air-pollution a national health crisis: CSE
New Delhi : The WHO report that projects India in a bad light in terms of air pollution is a grim reminder that the issue has become a national health crisis, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) said on Wednesday. The WHO’s latest urban air quality database 2016, finds 14 Indian cities are among […]
Union Buget: No extra paisa for Environment, slash in pollution abatement fund
New Delhi, Feb 1 : Even as Finance Minister Arun Jaitley raised concerns over rising air pollution in his Budget speech, not a single extra paisa was granted to the Union Environment Ministry for this fiscal, while the funds for pollution abatement were slashed. The Environment Ministry is proposed to be allocated Rs 2,675.42 crore in […]