Air pollution News

Long-term exposure to air pollution may raise your risk of dementia by 17%. PM2.5 particles can reach your brain and cause inflammation and damage. Protect your brain by checking AQI, ventilating your home, and using purifiers.

A major European study reveals that poor urban planning and environmental pollution collectively contribute to over 11% of asthma cases in both children and adults.

Prolonged exposure to air pollution, especially PM2.5, significantly increases ischemic stroke risk in older adults—especially men.

In today’s episode of DNA, ZEE News analysed the importance of proper breathing and also threw light upon several reasons behind breathing.

A study finds that early exposure to air pollution may disrupt key brain connections in children, potentially affecting cognitive functions and emotional processing.  

Air pollution is a major contributor to heart attacks, not just lung diseases, making it a serious public health concern. Particulate Matter 2.5 can enter the bloodstream, oxidize cholesterol, and trigger plaque ruptures, increasing the risk of acute heart attacks. Obesity is a major risk factor for hypertension, diabetes, and cancers -- all of which can contribute to heart diseases.

The NDMA was asked, and it agreed to provide all necessary technological support in renovating and restructuring the DDMA and setting up the CCC

The Minister for Environment, Forest and Wildlife, Sirsa, also announced that a team would be formed to identify the vehicles and bar their entry and exit into the city.

Crop fires are not the reason for poor air quality in the national capital, based on Japanese study The adverse impacts of air pollution on human health, economic activities, and lifestyle have been a major concern for decades 'CRB in Punjab and Haryana cannot be made responsible for determining the air quality in Delhi-NCR'

A groundbreaking study reveals how microbes consume massive amounts of carbon monoxide, helping to reduce air pollution and mitigate global warming.

The air quality in Delhi improved to the 'very poor' category. According to the Central Pollution Control Board, the AQI was recorded at 356 in the national capital during early hours on Thursday.  

The main pollutant, PM2.5, has reached a concentration 35.6 times greater than the limits set by the World Health Organization (WHO).

The rise in air pollution has been attributed to rapid urbanization, increasing vehicular emissions, and industrial activities. 

In an order dated December 23, a bench of NGT Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava and expert member A Senthil Vel noted that the CPCB had submitted a report dated December 20 about the measures for control of ozone levels along with some suggestions or recommendations. 

The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecasted below-normal coldwave days for northwestern India this winter, indicating that Delhi’s weather woes may persist. The rain and foggy conditions have added to the coldwave’s intensity.

A top court bench, headed by Justice Abhay S. Oka, said that the ban already imposed by the Delhi and Rajasthan governments will turn effective only when the remaining states impose similar measures.

The step to impose Stage 4 curbs was prompted by the major drop in AQI, which breached the 400 mark on Monday night. Delhi's 24-hour average Air Quality Index (AQI) was 379 at 4 pm.

The air quality panel of the Central government on Monday invoked restrictive measures under stage three of the air pollution control plan.

A thin layer of fog covered parts of Delhi this morning as the minimum temperature dropped below 5 degree Celsius.