Pm2.5 Pollution Deaths
- All
- News
- Videos
-
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.
-
Research Uncovers Wide Range Of Health Risks From Air Pollution
Air pollution, world's top environmental health risk, causes diseases, loss of healthy years, and preventable deaths.
-
1 Death Per 1000 Persons Attributable To PM2.5 Pollution In Delhi: Report
Delhi and Kolkata reported 106 and 99 deaths per 1 lakh population in 2019 which could be attributed to PM2.5 pollution, according to a new report published by US-based Health Effects Institute on Wednesday.
-
Deaths Linked To PM2.5 Pollution In India Increased 2.5 Times In 2 Decades: Report
Deaths attributable to PM2.5 pollution in India have increased by 2.5 times over the last two decades, according to a new report by the Centre for Science and Environment.
-
Air Pollution Led To Around 54,000 Premature Deaths In New Delhi In 2020: Study
The study by Greenpeace Southeast Asia Analysis and Swiss firm IQAir measured air quality by recording the concentration of poisonous PM2.5 particles, which are less than 2.5 microns in diameter and can cause deadly diseases, including cancer and cardiac problems.
-
Over 50,000 People In Delhi Died Due To Air Pollution Last Year: Study
Air pollution caused by hazardous PM2.5 fine particulate matter led to the death of 54,000 people in Delhi last year where pollution levels remained almost six times above the prescribed WHO limits, according to a new study.
-
"Newborn Gulps Air Equal To 25 Cigarettes": Warning On Delhi Smog Crisis
Yogesh Kumar wheezes after life-saving surgery to remove a diseased lung, but his surgeons wonder how long he can last outside hospital breathing some of the world's dirtiest air. Smog kills more than one million Indians every year and Delhi has the worst air of any major city on the planet, the World Health Organization says. Every November, hospi...
-
Nine Out Of 10 People Breathing Polluted Air: World Health Organization
More than 90 percent of the global population is breathing in high levels of pollutants, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, blaming poor air quality for some seven million deaths annually.
-
One Pollutant Alone Killed 5 Lakh Indians In 2015: Lancet
A new report published in the medical journal Lancet says that the pollutant PM2.5 alone killed five lakh Indians in 2015. For the first time, the report gives the number of deaths caused by each source of the pollutant, usually measured by levels of particulate matter or PM
-
1 In 10 People In World Die Due To Air Pollution, Says WHO
More than 90 per cent people on Planet Earth breathe dirty air and 6.5 million people die due to conditions caused by air pollution, says a new report by the World Health Organisation or WHO
-
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.
-
Research Uncovers Wide Range Of Health Risks From Air Pollution
Air pollution, world's top environmental health risk, causes diseases, loss of healthy years, and preventable deaths.
-
1 Death Per 1000 Persons Attributable To PM2.5 Pollution In Delhi: Report
Delhi and Kolkata reported 106 and 99 deaths per 1 lakh population in 2019 which could be attributed to PM2.5 pollution, according to a new report published by US-based Health Effects Institute on Wednesday.
-
Deaths Linked To PM2.5 Pollution In India Increased 2.5 Times In 2 Decades: Report
Deaths attributable to PM2.5 pollution in India have increased by 2.5 times over the last two decades, according to a new report by the Centre for Science and Environment.
-
Air Pollution Led To Around 54,000 Premature Deaths In New Delhi In 2020: Study
The study by Greenpeace Southeast Asia Analysis and Swiss firm IQAir measured air quality by recording the concentration of poisonous PM2.5 particles, which are less than 2.5 microns in diameter and can cause deadly diseases, including cancer and cardiac problems.
-
Over 50,000 People In Delhi Died Due To Air Pollution Last Year: Study
Air pollution caused by hazardous PM2.5 fine particulate matter led to the death of 54,000 people in Delhi last year where pollution levels remained almost six times above the prescribed WHO limits, according to a new study.
-
"Newborn Gulps Air Equal To 25 Cigarettes": Warning On Delhi Smog Crisis
Yogesh Kumar wheezes after life-saving surgery to remove a diseased lung, but his surgeons wonder how long he can last outside hospital breathing some of the world's dirtiest air. Smog kills more than one million Indians every year and Delhi has the worst air of any major city on the planet, the World Health Organization says. Every November, hospi...
-
Nine Out Of 10 People Breathing Polluted Air: World Health Organization
More than 90 percent of the global population is breathing in high levels of pollutants, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, blaming poor air quality for some seven million deaths annually.
-
One Pollutant Alone Killed 5 Lakh Indians In 2015: Lancet
A new report published in the medical journal Lancet says that the pollutant PM2.5 alone killed five lakh Indians in 2015. For the first time, the report gives the number of deaths caused by each source of the pollutant, usually measured by levels of particulate matter or PM
-
1 In 10 People In World Die Due To Air Pollution, Says WHO
More than 90 per cent people on Planet Earth breathe dirty air and 6.5 million people die due to conditions caused by air pollution, says a new report by the World Health Organisation or WHO
