India had world's highest pollution-related deaths in 2019: Report

Deaths due to other forms of pollutions also highest in India

Ambient air pollution behind recurring economic losses in Ethiopia, Ghana and Rwanda: UNEP

Air pollution was responsible for 1.1 million deaths across Africa in 2019 

Air pollution: Half of India’s death toll in these 5 states

Uttar Pradesh has the largest burden of both ambient, household air pollution 

Air pollution killed 7 million in 2012, says WHO

Revised estimates double number of deaths attributed to air pollution

About 75 per cent of total deaths due to PM 2.5 take place in rural India: study

In 2015, PM2.5 was responsible for approximately 1.1 million deaths, which is 10.6 per cent of total number of deaths in the country

Strange pattern of denial of health evidence

Action, not denial, holds key to solve India’s air pollution problem that adversely impacts our health

Why it's time Africa features in global plans to manage air pollution

Africa has largely been ignored when it comes to official global air quality programmes. Yet low-income countries like many of those in Africa …

UK government's plans to curb air pollution 'illegal' and 'poor': High court

About 50,000 early deaths and economic loss of £27.5 billion are recorded in the UK each year due to air pollution

Harsh Vardhan discusses a pollution-free India at UNEA

Harsh Vardhan, the Union Environment Minister emphasised the importance of a healthy environment in eradicating poverty at the 3rd United Nations&…

Dutch invention dubbed the world’s largest vacuum cleaner for outside air

It is capable of filtering out 100 per cent of fine particles and 95 per cent of ultra-fine particles 

Delhi-NCR witnesses major spike in ozone levels with progress of summer: CSE

Increased emission from vehicles and growing heat stress has accelerated formation of ozone

How can Africa breathe easy when millions of used cars from the West hit its roads each year?

In absence of any no regional or global agreements to govern the flow of used vehicles, the continent is now getting flooded with polluting vehicles

Climate change set to increase air pollution deaths by hundreds of thousands by 2100

A new study suggests climate change will cause changes to patterns of ground-level ozone and smog

Dirty air and water increase cradle deaths in India

While absolute level of pollution increases risk, vulnerability is enhanced due to resource poverty

Air pollution kills: Study counts 100,000 premature deaths in 8 Indian cities

Air pollution-related fatalities in Mumbai, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Chennai, Surat, Pune and Ahmedabad from 2005-2018

Air pollution killed 116,000 Indian kids within a month of birth in 2019

Household air pollution accounted for 64% of all neo-natal deaths attributable to air pollution

Air pollution second leading risk factor for death across Africa

14% of all deaths in children under five across Africa in 2019 linked to air pollution, finds HEI report

Air pollution does kill people Mr Harsh Vardhan

Instead of simply rejecting the report, the minister could have given a scientific reason for his claim

Air pollution deaths: What troubles Delhi today may haunt Mumbai tomorrow

South Asian cities extremely vulnerable to PM 2.5 pollution exposure, related mortality, say experts 

Air pollution linked to 15% global COVID-19 deaths: Study

Contributed to 27% COVID-19 deaths in East Asia; 19% in Europe, 17% in North America 

Indians could have lived for 1.7 years more with cleaner air

Every 8th death in country is due to air pollution, finds first state-wide research on its impact  

Air pollution by PM2.5 linked to rise in antibiotic resistance globally: Analysis

Study throws new light on spread of antimicrobial resistance through air, has relevance for all areas where air pollution is higher, says CSE