India Pollution Study

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  1.5 Million Deaths Between 2009-2019 Linked To Air Pollution In India: Report

  About a million and a half deaths every year from 2009 to 2019 are potentially linked to long-term exposure to PM2.5 pollution, according to a study published in The Lancet Planetary Health journal.

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  Study Reveals Increased Risk Of Pregnancy Complications Due To Pollution

  Exposure to PM2.5 pollution is linked to higher inflammation levels among pregnant women, which can potentially result in adverse birth outcomes, such as low birth weight and preterm birth, according to a study.

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  Study Explains How Traffic Noise, Pollution Are Linked To Infertility

  Roughly one in six people are affected by infertility worldwide. And with more than half the worlds population now living in urban areas, researchers are interested in whether living in noisy and polluted cities could be to blame.

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  Air Pollution May Risk Chances Of Live Birth From IVF: Study

  Air pollution could lower the chances of a live birth from in vitro fertilisation (IVF) by nearly 40 per cent even in areas with "excellent" air quality, a study has found.

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  PM2.5 Pollution Exposure Killed 33,000 Indians Annually, Most In Delhi

  Short-term air pollution exposure claimed 33,000 lives annually in 10 cities in India and Delhi tops the list with 12,000 deaths every year, according to a study published on Thursday in The Lancet Planetary Health.

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  Air Pollution Drives 7% Of Deaths In Big Indian Cities: Study

  More than seven percent of all deaths in 10 of India's biggest cities are linked to air pollution, a large study said Thursday, leading researchers to call for action to save tens of thousands of lives a year.

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  IIT Mandi Study Finds Cancer-Causing Pollutants In Himachal Groundwater

  Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology Mandi and Jammu revealed the presence of cancer-causing pollutants in the groundwater of Himachal Pradesh's Baddi-Barotiwala (BB) industrial area.

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  20% Type 2 Diabetes Cases Linked To Air Pollution, Says Lancet Study

  Prolonged exposure to polluted air with PM 2.5 particulate matter, which is 30 times thinner than a strand of hair, can increase the risk of type 2 diabetes, a new study suggests.

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  Air Pollution Accounts For Over 2 Million Deaths Annually In India: Study

  Outdoor air pollution from all sources accounts for 2.18 million deaths per year in India, second only to China, according to a modelling study published in The BMJ.

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  Air Pollution Can Impair Brain Activity In Just 2 Hours: Study

  The changes in the brain were only temporary and the brain connectivity went back to normal after the exposure.

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  Spike In Emergency Patients At Delhi Hospitals As Pollution Worsens: Study

  With the arrival of winter, Delhi is once again witnessing a deteriorating quality of air. On Thursday, the city's Air Quality Index (AQI) was at 343, which falls in 'very poor' quality for the fifth consecutive day, triggering the risk of health eme

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  Pollution More Than Double Over Last 5 Years In Mumbai, Study Shows

  October is the first of the winter months when air quality starts going south, and in Mumbai, the volume of pollutants has doubled between 2019 and 2023.

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  Study Finds Air Pollution Leads To 56% Higher Risk Of Parkinson's Disease

  Moderate level of fine particle pollution is associated with a 56 per cent higher risk of developing Parkinson's disease, new research in the US has found.

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  Delhi Pollution Body Chief Blocked Key Pollution Study, Alleges Minister

  The Delhi government's study to determine pollution sources in the national capital has been halted unilaterally and arbitrarily on the orders of Delhi Pollution Control Committee Chairman Ashwani Kumar, alleged Environment Minister Gopal Rai

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  Exposure To Air Pollution Linked To Increased Stroke Risk Within 5 Days: Study

  Higher levels of air pollution were also linked to a higher risk of death from stroke, according to the researchers.