Air pollution consisting of particles smaller than 2.5 micrometres in diameter, PM2.5, can enter the lungs and bloodstream and is a major health risk in India. Researchers have now examined the ...

My colleagues and I wanted to examine how exposure to air pollution may lead to deaths in the world's most populated and highly polluted country—India. What we saw was alarming. In a study ...

Nov. 18 (UPI) --India's capital region of Delhi has virtually shut down as air pollution hit "severe plus" levels, according to Indian government officials in its pollution control authority Delhi ...

Economic losses were in the billions. Pollution takes many forms in India, including the use of poorly-ventilated stoves and open fires for cooking inside dwellings. Photo by Mark Katzman. Air ...

Prolonged exposure to air pollution leads to millions of deaths in India, according to a new study by Karolinska Institutet. The research, published in The Lancet Planetary Health, highlights the ...

New Delhi — Authorities in India's sprawling capital city imposed even stricter emergency measures Monday in a bid to prevent illness as thick smog blanketed New Delhi. The air pollution was ...

Authorities in India’s capital shut schools, halted construction and banned non-essential trucks from entering the city on Monday after air pollution shot up to its worst level this season ...

India and Pakistan are losing ground to a common deadly enemy. Vast clouds of dense, toxic smog have once again shrouded metropolises in South Asia. Air pollution regularly spikes in November in ...

Air pollution refers to a wide range of gases, liquids, and solids suspended in the atmosphere. Known to have harmful effects on the respiratory and cardiovascular systems, these contaminants are now ...

According to the development consulting group Dalberg’s research, air pollution costs India $95 billion in productivity. Perhaps we can reduce this bill by protecting women by seeing this crisis ...

A new study from Karolinska Institutet shows that long-term exposure to air pollution contributes to millions of deaths in India. The research, published in The Lancet Planetary Health ...