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air quality

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Health / Medical

Lancet study says air pollution could be behind deaths in India

Air pollution - especially due to finer pollutants that can get lodged in the lungs could be causing 1.5 million deaths in India according to a Lancet Planetary Health study. The study claims that no one in the country lives in an area where average yearly air quality levels meet the World Health Organisation's standards. Ishan Garg tells us more.  

todayDecember 13, 2024 19

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Air quality in India’s capital dips to “severe” levels

Air Quality in parts of New Delhi has dipped to "severe" levels - with pollutants spiking to 10 times the permissible limits. Overall, the air quality in the capital remained in the very poor category. Officials could now bring in more measures to tackle the pollution, as Ishan Garg reports from New Delhi.  

todayNovember 4, 2024 34

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New Delhi sees air quality dip on Diwali

A thick grey layer of smog has engulfed New Delhi with pollution levels making the Indian capital the world's most polluted city. Millions are also marking the Hindu festival of Diwali in India on Thursday. Forecasts show air quality will significantly worsen in the next 24 hours with many in Delhi defying a firecracker ban. Neha Poonia has more.  

todayOctober 31, 2024 17

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Africa

Air pollution in South Africa: affordable new devices use AI to monitor hotspots in real time

  By Bruce Mellado, University of the Witwatersrand   Air quality has become one of the most important public health issues in Africa. Poor air quality kills more people globally every year than HIV, TB and malaria combined. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Air pollution makes people less productive because they get headaches and feel tired. India, for example, has poor air quality. The impact of India’s […]

todayAugust 14, 2024 7

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Lifestyle

Is your pet exposed to secondhand smoke? Here are the (serious) health risks

Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images Jacqueline Boyd, Nottingham Trent University Our pets share our homes, lifestyles, and sometimes even our food and beds. For many pets, this close contact with humans can include exposure to secondhand smoke from cigarettes and other air pollutants. This may have serious health consequences for our animal companions. So, how significant a risk is passive smoking for our pets and should we be concerned? Smoking […]

todayFebruary 6, 2024 25

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Tackling climate change can improve public health in Africa – new report highlights how

By Chris Malley, University of York; Alice Akinyi Kaudia, University of Nairobi; Andriannah Mbandi, South Eastern Kenya University; Kevin Hicks, University of York; Philip Osano, Stockholm Environment Institute, and Youba Sokona, UCL African countries can simultaneously address climate change and improve public health by reducing air pollution. In many cases these actions also have other societal, economic, environment or health benefits. Addressing these together is challenging because they are often […]

todayDecember 4, 2023 21

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