While climate change is often regarded as the primary environmental consequence of industrialization, air pollution is an ...

According to the 2023 Air Quality Life Index, pollution claims up to 25,000 lives annually in Delhi alone, shortening life ...

As this map reveals, 91 per cent of all countries had unsafe levels of air pollution in 2024. Chad, Congo, Bangladesh, Pakistan and India had the dirtiest air.

India is targeting 130 major cities under its National Clean Air Programme, focusing on curbing major pollution sources such as dust, waste and stubble burning, industries and vehicles. The ...

On Tuesday morning, the air quality in India’s capital under a widely used index stood at 485. While that is almost five times the threshold for healthy breathing, it felt like a relief: The day ...

Chandigarh: Crores were spent on machines like anti-smog guns and sprinklers to control roadside dust particles, but ...

NIH study finds particulate air pollution significantly increases mutations in lung cancer cases among nonsmokers, raising concerns about environmental risks.