Global study links long-term exposure to air pollution to risks extending beyond lung cancer to cancers of the breast, thyroid, prostate, colon, kidney and other organs.
Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic autoimmune disease characterised by joint inflammation and damage. It affects about 0.5 per cent to 1 per cent of all adults.
Particulate matter 2.5 can penetrate deep into the lungs and enter the bloodstream if inhaled. Long exposure can worsen and trigger cardiac and respiratory ailments.
Govt launched the programme with aim of improving air quality in 130 cities. A majority of the cities did witness a reduction in PM10 levels, Lok Sabha was informed.
Some of the pollutants that make Delhi's air deadly are around 70 times finer than a strand of human hair and can mix in the bloodstream, causing long-term health issues.
During winters in 2024, Delhi’s peak PM2.5 level was 732 µg/m³, much higher than 2023’s peak of 580 µg/m³, says a report released Monday by Centre for Science & Environment.
The first multi-city study to assess the relationship between short-term air pollution exposure and death in India, it assessed PM2.5 exposure in 10 cities.
Findings are 1st evidence from India linking high PM2.5 levels in ambient air with rising blood sugar levels. Study by Indian & US researchers published in British Medical Journal.
Bhiwadi in Rajasthan was the most polluted city in India and second-most polluted in central and south Asia region. Delhi was not far behind, followed by Darbhanga and Asopur.
Social media is flooded with people obsessing over Siddharth’s scenes in the trailer. No one can stop staring at his messy curls, handlebar moustache, and aviator glasses.
China accounted for 80 percent or more of India’s imports across 636 tariff lines in FY26, up from 461 in FY19, making the neighbour key to the Indian economy, notes a Koan Advisory report.
India, China and Russia share more contradictions than congruence. Each has a different worldview, as also a different adversary. The rude fact is that BRICS is the most irrelevant of all such groupings.
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