Davos 2026: Pollution costs India more than tariffs, Gita Gopinath warnsPollution poses a greater economic threat to India than trade tariffs. Harvard Professor Gita Gopinath highlighted this at the World Econom...
21 Jan, 2026, 07.50 PM IST
Neat neighbourhood, higher property priceZerodha CEO, Nithin Kamath, suggests linking property values with air and water quality to encourage environmental responsibility. He argue...
26 Nov, 2024, 11.01 PM IST
Mounting economic costs of India's killer smogToxic smog engulfing north India is causing a health crisis and severely impacting the country's economy. Studies estimate annual losses of...
24 Nov, 2024, 08.37 AM IST
Rich European Union consumers 'outsource' environmental impact to poorer neighboursConsumption patterns in wealthy European Union countries are having detrimental environmental impacts in poorer EU nations, a study Thursda...
26 Jan, 2023, 11.19 PM IST
Deaths, morbidity from air pollution led to loss of 1.4% of GDP in 2019, says scientific paperThe study said the economic loss due to lost output from premature deaths and morbidity from air pollution was 1.36 per cent of the GDP in ...
22 Dec, 2020, 07.29 PM IST
India on course to exceed Paris agreement targets, says reportIndia is among the most polluted globally, across air/ water and noise pollution.
24 Nov, 2020, 10.46 PM IST
Delhi lost 6% of its GDP to bad air in 6 months: StudyOf the 28 metropolitan cities around the world, Delhi has borne the highest economic cost - 5.8% of the GDP due to air pollution in the fir...
11 Jul, 2020, 11.13 AM IST
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
India could gain $8 trillion with climate battleAn assessment by WHO shows over one million lives can be saved every year worldwide from air pollution alone by 2050. China is expected to ...
06 Dec, 2018, 10.52 AM IST
Rising pollution could hit monsoon rains: UN reportThe report states that the presence of particulate matter 2.5 (PM 2.5), a deadly tiny pollutant, can affect precipitation patterns during m...
31 Oct, 2018, 04.11 AM IST
Pollution doesn't kill just humans but businesses tooIf the govt takes tough measures against pollution, it will boost production and lead to economic benefits.
30 Oct, 2018, 07.03 PM IST
Pollution a health issue, not just an environment problem: ExpertsResearchers highlighted the huge economic burden and health costs that pollution poses for India as well as countries around the world.
14 Nov, 2017, 06.31 PM IST
Smog hangs heavy over India's GDP tooA World Bank study released last year revealed that India lost more than 8.5% of its GDP in 2013 due to cost of increased welfare and lost ...
10 Nov, 2017, 09.43 AM IST
Air pollution killed 81,000 in Delhi & Mumbai, cost Rs 70,000 crore in 2015The study has said the impact on health as a result of exposure to pollution and the consequent burden of respiratory ailments rose with ev...
19 Jan, 2017, 10.56 AM IST
Rise in ozone levels in India, harmful for lungs and crops: ReportA World Bank report estimates that the concentrations of O3 has increased by 10 to 20% in India between 1990 and 2013.
09 Sep, 2016, 11.13 AM IST
Air pollution costing economy Rs 3.75L crore a year: World BankOnly outdoor air pollution in urban areas claims 1.09 lakh lives of adults, another 7,513 of children below 5 years annually, says a latest...
18 Jul, 2013, 06.49 AM IST
Air pollution costing economy 3.75L crore a year: World BankOnly outdoor air pollution in urban areas claims 1.09 lakh lives of adults, another 7,513 of children below 5 years annually, says a latest...
18 Jul, 2013, 05.28 AM IST