 | Out of 100 cities facing storm of environmental hazards, four-fifths in India or ChinaDelhi ranks second on the global index of 576 cities compiled by business risk analysts Verisk Maplecroft, followed within India by Chennai, Agra, Kanpur, Jaipur and Lucknow. |
 | Indians take 1.3 billion days off work yearly due to effects of air pollution: StudyThe report also states that India had 1.7 million premature deaths from air pollution in 2019 – which is 18 per cent of all deaths in the country. |
 | Nepal shuts all schools, colleges for 4 days over pollutionNepal's Ministry of Health earlier this week had requested people not to get outside with a sudden dip in Air Quality Index. |
 | Centre worked to curb air pollution in Delhi, others vying for credit: JavadekarThe central government has taken several steps to address the issue of air pollution in Delhi, Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said on Friday. |
 | Centre says there's 'no conclusive data to establish direct correlation of death, disease due to air pollution'In a written reply, Minister of State for Health Ashwini Choubey said air pollution is one of the many factors affecting respiratory ailments and associated diseases. |
 | Panel for air quality management in NCR dissolved within five monthsUnion Environment Secy R P Gupta said the since ordinance was not introduced in Parliament within six weeks of its convention, it has lapsed and consequently, the commission also has been shut down. |
 | Smaller cities including Visakhapatnam, Agra and Lucknow saw more pollution this winter: AnalysisThe analysis has considered 99 cities where data availability for two consecutive winters meets the minimum criteria of requirement for 75 per cent of data completeness. |
 | Air pollution claimed 12,000 lives in BengaluruThe adverse health effects of rising air pollution may already be known, but the number of deaths caused due to it could come as a shocker. |
 | Coal-fired brick kilns cannot be allowed to operate in NCR during severe pollution: NGTThe tribunal had earlier rejected a plea to allow brick kilns running on 'Zig-Zag' technology in NCR saying their operation will have a disastrous effect on the air quality. |
 | Plume of Sahara desert dust caused spike in European air pollution, turned city skies 'orange'The cloud of fine sand blown northward from Algeria tinted skies red and mixed with fresh snowfall in the Alps and Pyrenees, leaving slopes looking orange. |
 | Govt aims to reduce air pollution in Kochi by 50% in 2 years: MinAs part of this, KSRTC will acquire more e-vehicles. More CNG/LNG buses will be introduced with the aim to reduce pollution. |
 | Burning plastic major cause of haze, fog in Delhi: IIT studyWhile previous researchers also have observed high chloride in PM2.5, the potential source of such a high chloride and if it played any role in haze and fog formation was a scientific mystery. |
 | Air pollution linked to increased risk of irreversible vision loss: StudyThe researchers drew on data from 115,954 UK Biobank (UKBB) study participants aged 40-69 with no eye problems at the start of this study in 2006. |
| Air pollution linked to irreversible sight loss: StudyNow researchers have drawn a link between AMD and air pollution, which is already known to carry a host of health risks including heart and lung disease. |
 | Delhi air quality 'very poor', likely to deteriorate furtherThe lowest temperature was recorded at the Ayanagar station, which registered a minimum temperature of 5.9 degree Celsius here, the India Meteorological Department said. |
