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Air pollution linked to increased dementia risk, Harvard study finds
Breathing polluted air was linked to an increased risk for dementia, underscoring the potential for stricter air quality measures to prevent ... Healthy Living -
Long-term air pollution exposure raises depression risk: Studies
Long-term exposure to air pollution raises the risk of depression, according to a pair of new studies published in the JAMA network of scientific ... Features -
Air quality plummets in India’s capital New Delhi as temperatures cool
Air pollution worsened in New Delhi on Monday to the “very poor” category after a few days of clear skies, as lower temperatures and calmer winds ... World News -
Farmers cite lack of options as stubble burning turns air toxic in north India
Smoke billows out of the fields in India’s Punjab state as several thousand acres of crop stubble are set on fire, wrapping surrounding areas in a ... Features -
Pollution curbs lifted in Indian capital New Delhi although air quality ‘very poor’
Primary schools will reopen in India’s capital New Delhi this week and curbs will be lifted on certain construction activities, authorities said on ... World News -
Indian capital Delhi to spend $600 mln over three years to clean world’s worst air
India’s Delhi state plans to spend $600 million over three years to electrify most of its public transport to improve air quality in one of the ... World News -
Exposure to air pollution linked to higher risk of COVID-19 hospitalization: Study
Previous exposure to air pollution may mean a person is more likely to be hospitalized if they catch COVID-19, a new UK report has found.Researchers ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus: UAE reports cleaner air with 30 pct reduction in nitrogen dioxide
The United Arab Emirates reported a noticeable drop in air pollutant levels between February and April, recording a 30 percent decline in the levels ... Coronavirus -
Air quality sinks to ‘severe’ in haze-shrouded New Delhi
India’s capital is engulfed in a thick haze, plummeting air quality levels to “severe” category after a brief respite.The state-run ... Healthy Living -
Poor air quality closes schools in eastern Pakistan
Dangerously poor air quality has forced Pakistan’s government to close all schools in Lahore, the capital of eastern Punjab province and home to ... World News -
Singapore air ‘unhealthy’ ahead of F1 race
Pollution from forest fires in Indonesia pushed Singapore’s air quality to unhealthy levels for the first time in three years Saturday, the ... Healthy Living -
Air pollution kills 100,000 Indian kids every year, study finds
The noxious air hanging over India’s towns and cities kills more than 100,000 children under five every year, a damning study published ... Healthy Living -
Air pollution killing more people than smoking, say scientists
Air pollution is killing more people every year than smoking, according to research published on Tuesday that called for urgent action to stop burning ... Healthy Living -
‘Hazardous’ air pollution in India’s capital prompts emergency measures
Indian Government has put in emergency measures to check the increased air pollution level in National Capital as air quality slipped from ‘very ... Features -
WHO: Qatar second most polluted country in 2014
WHO monitored outdoor air pollution from around 1,600 cities in 91 countries, covering the period from 2008 till 2013 Energy
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