Air pollution, the ‘silent killer’ that claims seven million lives a year: Rights council hears
Mar 05, 2019, at 10:23 am
New York, Mar 5 (IBNS): Shifting to renewable energy could save up to 150 million lives by the end of the century amid concerns that six billion people regularly inhale air “so polluted that it puts their life, health and well-being at risk”, a UN-appointed independent rights expert said on Monday.
Latest air pollution data ranks world’s cities worst to best
Mar 05, 2019, at 09:56 am
Goldach, Mar 5 (IBNS): Air pollution will take an estimated seven million lives globally in the next year, while costing the world’s economy nearly 225 billion USD.
Air pollution bigger killer than smoking: Study
Dec 06, 2018, at 01:44 pm
New Delhi, Dec 6 (IBNS): Air pollution in India makes more people ill than smoking, The India Express, citing The Lancet Planetary Health estimate on deaths, disease burden, and life expectancy reduction associated with air pollution, said.
With worst AQI, Kolkata becomes India's most polluted metro
Nov 19, 2018, at 08:51 pm
Kolkata, Nov 19 (IBNS): Surpassing Delhi, Kolkata has become the most polluted metropolitan in India, in last 72 hours, with a 'very poor' and 'hazardous' Air Quality Index (AQI), reports said.
Freezing pollutants removes them from indoor air, study finds
Nov 11, 2018, at 08:00 pm
London, Nov 11 (IBNS): An international study, involving Nottingham Trent University and the Chinese Academy of Sciences, aimed to address the severe effect that hazardous outdoor air pollution – which is thought to lead to more than 3m premature deaths worldwide every year – was having on indoor air quality.
4 Best Ways to Handle Long-Standing Seasonal Allergies
Jun 20, 2018, at 11:29 pm
The weather in the country is unpredictable this year fluctuating between rain, storm and high temperature happening in the same area within few days. Spring is otherwise also the cruellest season for people with long-standing seasonal allergies.
14 of world's 15 most polluted cities belong to India: WHO report
May 03, 2018, at 05:20 am
New Delhi, May 2 (IBNS): India has 14 out of 15 most polluted cities in the world in terms of PM 2.5 concentrations, the WHO global air pollution database released in Geneva for 2016 early on Wednesday revealed.
9 out of 10 people worldwide breathe polluted air, but more countries are taking action: WHO
May 02, 2018, at 03:00 pm
New York, May 2 (IBNS): Air pollution levels remain dangerously high in many parts of the world. New data from WHO shows that 9 out of 10 people breathe air containing high levels of pollutants.
Air pollution has impact on childhood asthma: Study
Apr 02, 2018, at 08:27 pm
New York, Apr 2 (IBNS): New research suggests that up to 38% of all annual childhood asthma cases in Bradford may be caused by air pollution.
Air pollution is associated with cancer mortality beyond lung cancer, finds study
Nov 01, 2017, at 10:14 pm
Barcelona, Nov 1 (IBNS): Air pollution is classified as carcinogenic to humans given its association with lung cancer, but there is little evidence for its association with cancer at other body sites. In a new large-scale prospective study led by the Barcelona Institute of Global Health (ISGlobal), an institution supported by the ”la Caixa” Foundation, and the American Cancer Society, researchers observed an association between some air pollutants and mortality from kidney, bladder and colorectal cancer.
India among top five nations with most pollution related deaths
Oct 20, 2017, at 06:28 pm
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IBNS): India is among the top five nations with most number of deaths due to pollution.
Climate change expected to increase premature deaths from air pollution, says study
Aug 03, 2017, at 12:25 am
New York, Aug 2 (IBNS): A new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill estimates that future climate change, if left unaddressed, is expected to cause roughly 60,000 deaths globally in the year 2030 and 260,000 deaths in 2100 due to climate change’s effect on global air pollution.
Air pollution casts shadow over solar energy production
Jun 27, 2017, at 10:33 pm
New York, June 27 (IBNS): Global solar energy production is taking a major hit due to air pollution and dust.
New study reveals air pollution can alter effectiveness of antibiotics
Mar 03, 2017, at 08:33 pm
London, Mar 3 (IBNS): Researchers from the University of Leicester have for the first time discovered that bacteria that cause respiratory infections are directly affected by air pollution - increasing the potential for infection and changing the effectiveness of antibiotic treatment.