Smaller lungs mean poorer exercise capacity, and greater vulnerability to respiratory symptoms and diseases, says a recently released study

NEW DELHI: Child and maternal malnutrition continues to be the biggest health hazard in India since 1990, while deteriorating air quality came a close second, according to a recent report in one of

They’ve made little commitment in India on antibiotics misuse in chicken, meat, says CSE

Expressing worry over the use of antibiotics in poultry, including chicken, the CSE warned that eating junk food in India involved major health risks for consumers.

GURUGRAM: The administration may have rolled out several proposals to combat air pollution in the city, but on ground, most of these still remain on paper.

NEW DELHI: Every smog episode in Delhi is invariably blamed on crop stubble burning by farmers in the neighbouring states.

The Indian Meteorological Department says that an acceleration in wind-speeds could result in rain on Monday night and continue till Thursday, washing down much of the unbreathable blanket of smoke

BEIJING/NEW DELHI: The recently concluded Communist Party Congress saw Chinese president Xi Jinping calling for the establishment of a "beautiful China". His emphasis was on fighting pollution.

After a brief respite, the national Capital again woke up to thick smog on Sunday, with the air quality index (AQI) clocking at 400 and shooting past the 'severe' category.