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| Pollution data: NGT warns state chief secretaries of arrests |
| Priyanka Mittal, Mayank Aggarwal |
| Live Mint , Tuesday, May 31, 2016 |
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The chairperson of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday told the chief secretaries of at least eight states that they face being arrested if they fail to furnish details of cities with the wors ...More
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| Air pollution may up heart disease risk: Study |
| PTI |
| The Times of India , Saturday, May 28, 2016 |
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WASHINGTON: Long-term exposure to air pollution may increase the risk of developing heart disease, a new study in the US has warned.
The decade-long study of thousands of Americans found that peopl ...More
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| Bio-mass burning leads to air pollution in Patna |
| Pranava K Chaudhary |
| The Times of India , Saturday, May 28, 2016 |
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PATNA: "An overwhelming 1.38 lakh households in Patna still rely on solid fuel and traditional cook stoves for domestic cooking despite their negative impact on health. This dependency on solid fuel r ...More
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| NGT seeks data on population |
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| The Hindu , Friday, May 27, 2016 |
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The National Green Tribunal on Tuesday directed the Central Pollution Control Board to file data on population and vehicle densities in major cities.
A Bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatant ...More
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| Pollution problems? Now you can complain through an app |
| Badri Chatterjee |
| The Hindustan Times , Friday, May 27, 2016 |
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Citizens affected by air pollution in their area will be able to post complaints, attach pictures and provide their suggestions through an internet application developed by the Central Pollution Contr ...More
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| Air pollution may raise risk of stillbirth: study |
| PTI |
| Deccan Herald , Thursday, May 26, 2016 |
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London: Pregnant women exposed to air pollution may be at a greater risk of stillbirth, a new study has claimed.
An estimated 2.6 million children worldwide were stillborn at 28 weeks or more in 20 ...More
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| HC moved against NGT’s ban |
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| The Hindu , Thursday, May 26, 2016 |
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The tribunal has banned diesel vehicles older than 10 years in six cities
A public interest writ petition was filed on Wednesday in the Kerala High Court, challenging the order of the National Green ...More
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| Air pollution may raise heart disease risk |
| IANS |
| The Times of India , Thursday, May 26, 2016 |
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Long-term exposure to air pollution is likely to increase the risk of heart disease, says a new study.
The findings showed that air pollution accelerates the progression of atherosclerosis -- the c ...More
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| Air pollution increases risk of stillbirths: Study |
| PTI |
| DNA India , Thursday, May 26, 2016 |
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Pregnant women exposed to air pollution may be at a greater risk of stillbirth, a new study has claimed.
An estimated 2.6 million children worldwide were stillborn at 28 weeks or more in 2015, with t ...More
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| New PCB data on air pollution less scary |
| K.S. SUDHI |
| The Hindu , Thursday, May 26, 2016 |
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Contrary to popular perception that air pollution is going up in the State, two of the major air pollution parameters — nitrogen dioxide from vehicle emissions and sulphur dioxide from industrial emis ...More
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| Air pollution may pose threat to your heart |
| ANI |
| Deccan Chronicle , Thursday, May 26, 2016 |
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Washington, D.C.: A new study has found that air pollution can worsen the blood sugar levels, cholesterol and other risk factors for heart disease.
Researchers from the Endocrine Society have found t ...More
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| US embassy workshop in Lucknow to discuss air pollution |
| IANS |
| Business Standard , Wednesday, May 25, 2016 |
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The US embassy is holding a workshop here on May 25-26 on combating air pollution in north India with a view to strengthen collaboration between American and Indian air quality experts, an official sa ...More
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