Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Tuesday urged the Central government to intervene, requesting Prime Minister Narendra ...

The World Heath Organisation recommends that the annual average level of the PM2.5 pollutant should not exceed 5 μg/m3.

While the air quality index is a useful tool, it has its limitations. There’s still a greater need for robust monitoring to ...

Doctors advise use of N95 masks and air purifiers, eating a healthy mix of fruits and vegetables, and getting flu and ...

In response to the latest air pollution crisis, the Punjab government has closed schools, shifted classes online, and imposed ...

The immune system tries to expel the pollutants by causing inflammation. But some pollutants succeed in evading the cilia and manage to reach the pulmonary air sacs. This defence mechanism may adverse ...

The residents of Delhi-NCR woke up to severe cold, haze, and 'hazardous' air quality on Tuesday, with most AQI stations ...

Brisa Aschebrook-Kilfoy, Associate Professor of Family Medicine at UChicago, is an expert in conducting environmental exposure assessments. She is actively leading efforts to build resources to study ...

You know that feeling you get when you take a breath of fresh air in nature? There may be more to it than a simple lack of ...

We hope the incoming administration will recognize that smart land use is one of the most powerful tools for addressing ...

Cases of the autoimmune skin condition eczema appear to rise in areas most plagued by air pollution, new research show ...

Living in places with more air pollution raises the risk of eczema, a chronic condition that causes dry, itchy and inflamed ...