Hong Kong’s historic double-decker trams are not just one of the city’s most popular tourist attractions, they are also one of its most hazardous. Air quality often exceeded safe levels along the entire
We’ve come to rely on Google Street View for everything from roads to hiking paths to coral reefs, but we may soon rely on it for something even more important – mapping urban air pollution. Tech startup
As China's smog levels crept past record highs in early December, the phone lines at pollution-busting kit maker Broad Group lit up with Chinese customers worried about hazardous pollution levels that
Meerut: Alarmed over “disturbingly high” levels of toxic metals in rivers passing through Western Uttar Pradesh, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday formed a committee of four experts to carry
<p>Physical disability is common though not inevitable in older age and has direct bearing on a person’s ability to perform activities essential for self-care and independent living. Air pollution
Vehicles with multi-toned horns and buses – government as well as private – with pressure horns are set to face the rap for violating noise pollution standards. The Ministry of Environment and Forests
Air pollution in Haifa is no worse than in other urban areas in Israel, Environmental Protection Ministry director general David Leffler said yesterday, adding that his ministry will be working with the
A sewage-filled Rio de Janeiro beach has been removed from the list of venues for a surfing competition in the city in May, the World Surf League said on Wednesday. A spokesman, Dave Prodan, said São
New findings published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives show that exposure to high levels of pollution can adversely affect fetal growth and development. Researchers at the University
BEIJING - Cleaner heating system will be established in Beijing to control air pollution, the National Energy Administration (NEA) announced on Wednesday. A trial project will utilize renewable energy
One of the questions asked was by when the proposed composite and comprehensive Air Index would be ready to gauge the rising air pollution levels in India in a more efficacious manner, if so, the details
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on rising air pollution level in Delhi, 30/04/2015.
Short-term exposure to air pollution has adverse effects among patients with asthma, but whether long-term exposure to air pollution is a cause of adult-onset asthma is unclear. The researchers aimed to
The marble and steel factories, set up in twin cities (Islamabad and Rawalpindi), are threatening public health by increasing air pollution and disturbing the environment. Dozens of marble and steel factories,
Government on Wednesday rejected studies of WHO and Yale University which talked about India and its cities being among the most polluted, asserting that the parameters for determining air pollution were
MANGALURU: This coastal city put its best cycling foot forward when 'Green' minded citizens came out in large numbers for Car Free Day Initiative of Mangalore Bicycle Club (MbC) on Thursday. Organised
Today is “World Car Free Day.” Last year’s car free day in Paris found Paris breathing much more easily even in that short amount of time where cars were discouraged and other modes encouraged. Paris,
<p>Report related to status of STPs in state of Bihar in compliance of NGT's order for the following rivers - Ganga, Punpun, Ramrekha, Sikrahna, Parmar, Sirsia, Sone, Kosi, Burhi Gandak, Baghmati,
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Raj Rajeshwari Techno Fab Pvt. Ltd. Vs. Member Secretary, UE PPCB & Others dated 28/03/2016 regarding pollution caused by the industry - Raj
Company says move stems from ‘abundance of caution’ after potentially toxic chemicals found in wells near sites where electricity giant stores coal waste Duke Energy, the largest electric utility in
