MUMBAI: One in four Mumbai schoolchildren possibly has poor lung function, according to a multi-city survey released on the eve of World Asthma Day on Monday.
NEW DELHI: More than a third of schoolchildren in four big cities of India suffer from reduced lung capacity, with Delhi showing the worst results, claims a new study whose results could be pointin
Union environment minister Prakash Javadekar's recent remark as to why people aren't referring to the national Air Quality Index (AQI) and instead depending on "one embassy's" data had taken pollut
The recently launched national air quality index, which is supposed to function like US Environment Protection Agency's Air Now system, seems to have to failed to meet expectations.
The district administration’s request for more stone quarries has led the State Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC) to direct them to measure the air quality at sites before seeking for a green signa
High air pollution levels in Delhi have been generally associated with winters, when atmospheric inversion traps pollutants close to the ground and causes smog. It's time to revise that view.
Technological advancements in the automotive industry and the switchover from two-stroke engines to four-stroke ones may have been touted as vehicles 'going green', but new challenges have now emer