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Hyderabad: Shellios Technolabs, a Delhi-based startup, has come out with a new anti-pollution helmet. The helmet, named Puros, comes with a Bluetooth-enabled app that lets riders know when the helmet needs to be cleaned. It is integrated with a blower fan, electronic circuit, USB charging port, filter membrane, and a small circuit to purify the […]
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Chicago: Air pollution can shorten lives by almost 10 years in Delhi, the world’s most polluted city, says a report by a US research group. The Air Quality Life Index by the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago (EPIC) notes that some 510 million people who live in northern India, nearly 40 per […]
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London: Exposure to high levels of air pollution is associated with a life-threatening heart condition, according to a study. The research, presented last week at the scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) in Madrid, Spain was conducted in patients with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD), enabling them to track the occurrence of […]
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Beijing: Exposure to air pollutants even at levels below World Health Organization (WHO) air quality guidelines may trigger a heart attack within an hour, claims a new study. The study found exposure to any level of four common air pollutants — fine particulate matter, nitrogen dioxide, sulphur dioxide and carbon monoxide — could quickly trigger […]
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London: A study has revealed that around 180,000 avoidable deaths over 14 years in fast-growing tropical cities were caused by a rapid rise in emerging air pollution. The study was published in the journal, ‘Science Advances’. Scientists have revealed rapid degradation in air quality and increases in urban exposure to air pollutants hazardous to health. […]
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New Delhi: The increase in the number of people dying prematurely from exposure to air pollution was highest in cities in South Asia. In India it caused an estimated 1,00,000 premature deaths in Mumbai, Bangalore, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Chennai, Surat, Pune and Ahmedabad, according to a study. Around 1,80,000 avoidable deaths over 14 years in fast-growing […]
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Washington: According to a new study, exposure to ozone gas air pollution has been linked to symptoms of depression in adolescents. The study, published in the journal ‘Developmental Psychology’, is the first to link ozone levels to the development of depression in adolescents over time. Ozone is a gas that is produced when various pollutants […]
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Jerusalem: Pregnant women’s exposure to air pollution has been identified as one possible factor for low-birth-weight in babies, which can further lead to poor health outcomes, researchers have shown. The study, published in the journal Environmental Research, also revealed that mothers who are underweight and come from lower socioeconomic background, were more exposed to the […]
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The latest global report on the state of air pollution has an ominous warning for India. Nearly 93% of the country’s population is living in areas where PM2.5 (Particulate Matter of 2.5 micrometre diameter) pollution levels are worse than even the lowest bracket of the World Health Organization’s new air quality standards. Contrary to the […]
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New Delhi: Preliminary data from a month-long experiment has shown that indoor air pollution levels were nearly half of the outdoor levels in Delhi-NCR during November-December so far. A primary cause, the study has shown, is how meteorological factors play a key role in air pollution levels, especially in Delhi-NCR region. Two sensor-based air quality […]
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New Delhi: A construction workers’ body has moved the Supreme Court seeking ex-gratia relief schemes for daily workers who will suffer loss of income due to sudden complete ban on the sector’s activities imposed by NCR states to curb pollution caused by dust. Blanket ban on construction activities, without identifying and excluding the ones which […]
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New Delhi: The Centre has told the Supreme Court in an affidavit that it was not asking the Central government employees to work from home, as normalisation of functioning of offices is returning post-Covid pandemic, rather it has issued an advisory to employees for pooling and sharing of vehicles. The Centre, in an affidavit, said […]
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Notably, the blame goes on to burning of firecrackers during Diwali, stubble burning in neighboring States, vehicle pollution, industrial pollution, and many more to name.
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Hyderabad: Diwali is a day of celebration and having a good time with our family and friends. Unfortunately, it is not the same for our furry friends. Most animals, pets, and stray, find the day very discomforting as noise and air pollution go up. Not understanding the sudden commotion, many animals and birds even get […]
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The findings of the study were published in the journal 'Environmental Health Perspectives'.
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WHO’s latest warning that pollution levels are more dangerous than previously thought must prompt urgent global action
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It is a distinction that no country can be proud of. India has earned such a distinction: being the world’s most polluted nation. A recent study by an American research group has revealed stark numbers about how air pollution has turned out to be a major cause of deaths. Conducted by the University of Chicago’s […]
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Starting with the US and soon to be available in select markets, the new AQI (Air Quality Index) badge is included in the clock/weather widget in Nest Hubs.
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Using data from two large, long-running study projects in the Puget Sound region one that began in the late 1970s measuring air pollution and another on risk factors for dementia that began in 1994
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The findings of the research were published in the journal 'Environmental Health Perspectives'.
