Page 13 - Air Pollution In India

Air pollution cuts short an average Indian's life by 1.5 years: Study

This is the first time data on air pollution and lifespan has been studied together in order to examine the global variations to find out how they affect the overall life expectancy

Toxic air to blame for lung cancer; no longer just a smoker's disease

Currently, lung cancer is responsible for five deaths per 1,000 in India and seven per 1,000 in Delhi

Tackling pollution woes: Niti proposes 15-point action plan 'Breathe India'

The action plan also includes expediting strategic decommissioning of old and inefficient power plants and implementation of a large-scale feebate programme from 2020 onwards

'Data old, air much better now': UP counters WHO over most polluted tag

According to UPPCB, the WHO report pertained to the data collected in 2016 and during the past two years, several steps had been successfully resorted to for improving air quality and curb pollutants

Electricity use needs transformation

Can countries like India achieve sustainability, without affordable and inclusive growth?

Varanasi chokes as air quality 20 times above safe levels, worse than Delhi

Varanasi has only one PM 2.5 monitoring station while Delhi has nearly 40

IMA asks BCCI to consider pollution levels before deciding match venue

If the air quality index (AQI) is between 151 and 200, it is recommended that outdoor exercises should be reduced.

Air pollution may cause brain damage to over 8 mn kids in India: Unicef

The paper said almost 17 million babies under the age of one live in areas where air pollution is at least six times higher than international limits