A number of public health catastrophes - arising largely out of environmental reasons — are staring the people of India in the face.

As the national capital and surrounding areas gasp under a thick pall of smog, sales of indoor air purifiers have zoomed, here's an examination of the various questions around these machines

Indoor air pollution is causing more deaths than outdoor air pollution and needs to be addressed with an integrated approach to increase the access to clean fuel in the country, leading environment

As many as 68 per cent officials reported shortness of breath to some degree

KOLKATA: Replacing all the kerosene lamps, candles and battery-powered torches in South Asia with solar LED lanterns would save $5-8 billion in fuel costs and avoid 23.3 million tonnes of CO2 emiss

Air pollution may be posing a rising health risk in India as the number of cases of acute respiratory infection have risen by 5 million since 2012 even though deaths have declined in the same perio

The cost related to dealing with air pollution-related diseases is only set to go up, especially for the city’s poor, say scientists.

In 2013, high blood pressure, high blood sugar, household air pollution from solid fuels, unsafe water sources and smoking were the top avoidable risks associated with health loss and a significant