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What are the WHO Air quality guidelines

New Delhi: The World Health Organization’s Air quality guidelines (AQG) serve as a global target for national, regional and city…

4 months ago

India rejects global airquality ranking, says it sets own air standards

New Delhi: The government on Thursday told the Parliament that global air quality rankings cited by various organisations are not…

4 months ago

Europe is fastest warming region, with 1.75 lakh people dying from heat-related causes every year: WHO

New Delhi: A staggering 175,000 people die from heat-related causes every year in Europe and that figure is set to…

2 years ago

Air pollution poses biggest health risk in EU, over 2.5 lakh deaths reported in 2021: EEA

New Delhi: The Air Pollution in Europe posing a significant threat to our health and remains well above recommended World…

2 years ago

WHO seeks India to lead dialogue over air pollution at COP28

New Delhi: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has sought support from India to lead the dialogue on air pollution and…

3 years ago

Global warming puts half of world population at risk of dengue: WHO

"In 2000, the world had about half a million cases and today in 2022 we recorded over 4.2 million, which…

3 years ago

India ranked eighth polluted country in world, PM2.5 still 10 times over WHO’s safe limit

New Delhi: India has been ranked as the eighth most polluted country in the world in 2022, as per the…

3 years ago

Tobacco use an obstacle to achieving sustainable development goal

Dr. Himanshu A. Gupte, Vice President Health, Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation Tobacco use is one of the leading causes of death…

3 years ago

Air Pollution can be reversed but not the damage it causes to our lungs

Written by Kamal Narayan Omer, CEO, IHW Council  Every year the third Wednesday of November is observed as COPD Day, the day strives to…

3 years ago

Eighty percent families in Delhi-NCR facing air pollution related ailments: Study

New Delhi: Around 80 percent of Delhi-NCR families had at least one member facing air pollution-related ailments in the last…

3 years ago