The mention of another spell of rain may make you grumble, but nothing short of a downpour will clean up the toxins in the air after Diwali.

The Diwali in the city has been a quiet affair this year if data recorded by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) is any indication.

She and her friends plan to petition Centre in this regard

13-year-old chronic asthmatic wants a law banning the bursting of firecrackers during Deepawali, which, she insists is a festival of light and not noise or pollution.

Inhaling the gaseous air pollutants along with other toxic gases emitted by firecrackers not only makes one cough, go breathless and feel irritation in the throat, it aggravates the chance of attac

Health Experts Warn People With Lung Ailments About Impact Of Smoke

Pune: Inhaling fumes emitted by firecrackers not only makes one cough, go breathless and have irritation in the throat, but also worsens pre-existing conditions such as asthma, bronchitis and pneumonia. Children and the elderly with lung diseases are vulnerable, said health experts.

Thousands of residents at Hazaribagh in the city are facing severe sufferings due to unhygienic environment because of hundreds of toxic chemical shops there.

Massive clouds of smoke spewed from U.S.

For asthma patient Anushree Sharma, the last eight-ten days have been particularly difficult.

Seven-year-old Drishti had to be taken to hospital while on her way to school after she complained of breathlessness.