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India could be in for major health benefits if it can contain global warming: WHOThe latest estimates from leading experts also indicate that the value of health gains from climate action would be approximately "double t...
06 Dec, 2018, 08.52 PM IST
Beat smog the Mongolian way: Sip on 'lung tea' and 'oxygen cocktails'Stores in Ulaanbaatar also sell blue cans of oxygen called 'Life Is Air'.
01 May, 2018, 05.54 PM IST
Polluted environment kills 1.7 million children each year: WHOEvery year 570,000 children under five years die from respiratory infections, such as pneumonia, attributable to indoor and outdoor air pol...
06 Mar, 2017, 02.04 PM IST
- Hyderabad's green health in critical condition
On World Environment Day, Hyderabad has no reason to cheer. At least, that's the verdict of the city's green brigade.
05 Jun, 2015, 07.18 AM IST
- Delhi air worst in the world
The concentration of PM10 (coarse particles) in Delhi is about 286µg/m³, more than 14 times higher than the WHO annual mean standard of 20.
08 May, 2014, 08.29 AM IST
- WHO warnings on air pollution are a wake-up call
India should brace itself against indoor air pollution with the WHO predicting that it is the leading risk for diseases.
09 Apr, 2013, 04.42 PM IST