pollution
- Health
Rush-hour traffic pollution can spike your BP, up heart risk up to 24 hrs
New York: Breathing unfiltered air from rush-hour traffic can significantly increase passengers’ blood pressure up to 24 hours later, revealed an alarming study, even as New Delhi and the nearby regions of…
- Delhi
Severe category: Delhi’s air quality dips drastically due to stubble burning
New Delhi: Air quality in Delhi and its suburbs dropped to the ‘severe’ category again on Wednesday with smoke from post-harvest paddy straw burning in neighbouring states accounting for over one-third of…
- News
PM2.5 pollution in winter raises heart attack, chest pain risks: Study
New York: The risk of heart attack, chest pain and related hospitalisation is higher during winter compared to summer, shows a study, amid the increasing air pollution levels in India, particularly in…
- India
Delhi air quality drops alarmingly for 6 days straight; worst since 2021
New Delhi: A toxic haze lingered over Delhi for the sixth consecutive day on Sunday as pollution levels once again reached the severe plus category due to unfavourable wind conditions, particularly calm…
- Hyderabad
Groundwater in Hyderabad teeming with micropollutants: Study
Hyderabad: The city’s groundwater contains 250 organic micropollutant compounds, including pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, and hormonal disruptors, a recent study titled ‘Pharmaceuticals and Agrochemicals in Groundwater of Hyderabad, India’ has revealed. The study was conducted…
- India
Delhi govt identifies 8 more pollution hotspots; will use dust suppressants: Gopal Rai
New Delhi: The government has identified eight more pollution hotspots in addition to the existing 13 in the national capital, and special teams will be deployed there to check pollution sources, Delhi…
- India
Firecrackers banned in Delhi for third consecutive year ahead of winter to curb pollution
New Delhi: To combat high pollution levels during winter months, Delhi’s Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Monday announced a comprehensive ban on the manufacture, storage, sale and bursting of firecrackers in the…
- Health
Heat wave and high pollution double heart attack risk: Study
Beijing: The combination of soaring heat and smothering fine particulate pollution may double the risk of heart attack deaths, according to a new study of more than 202,000 heart attack deaths in…
- Science
Strawberry production can lead to long-term plastic pollution: Study
New York: Researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have found that the plastic mulch used to support the growth of strawberries sheds large quantities of plastic mulch fragments. These particles have been shown…
- Telangana
Telangana govt hikes vehicle pollution check rates
Hyderabad: The Telangana government on Tuesday notified the increase in pollution testing fees for vehicles in the state. The move comes after the Traffic Commissioner, Hyderabad proposed to increase the fee for…
- India
Pollution by textile printing industries: NGT directs Rajasthan to pay Rs 100 cr compensation
New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal has directed Rajasthan to pay an interim compensation of Rs 100 crore for damage to the environment, including pollution of the Dravyavati river, caused allegedly by…
- India
NGT forms panel for factual report on river Alaknanda pollution
New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal has formed a panel to obtain a factual report on a petition claiming the Alaknanda river, one of the two headstreams of the Ganga, was being…
- World
World producing record amount of single-use plastic waste than ever: Report
The world is producing a record amount of single-use plastic waste, mostly made from polymers created from fossil fuels, despite global efforts to reduce plastic pollution and carbon emissions, according to a…
- India
Plea in Kerala HC claims Vizhinjam sea port construction causing noise pollution
Kochi: A plea in the Kerala High Court has claimed that the Vizhinjam sea port construction work was causing noise pollution in the area. Refuting the allegation in the plea, moved by…
- Opinions
“Lakhon Taare Aasmaan Mein, Ek Magar Dhoonde Na Mila”
The very popular song “Lakhon Taare Aasmaan Mein, Ek Magar Dhoonde Na Mila” (lakhs of stars are in the sky but not one is found by searching ) from the black and…
