‘Death in the air’: How is life different in world’s most polluted city?
3 weeks, 3 days ago

‘Death in the air’: How is life different in world’s most polluted city?

Al Jazeera  

India’s capital New Delhi is swamped by smog, and air pollution kills 2 million Indians a year. “You are stopping like we have an option.” For nearly three weeks, India’s capital has been swamped by deadly smog — one evening, the Air Quality Index hovered over 1,700, more than 17 times higher than the acceptable limit. ‘Vastly inequitable’ impact Noor insists that no one outside New Delhi would understand what it means “to inhale death, with every single breath”. Air pollution accounts for nearly 2.18 million deaths per year in India, second only to China, according to research published by the British Medical Journal, while the University of Chicago’s Air Quality Life Index notes that more than 510 million people who live in northern India – nearly 40 percent of India’s population – are “on track” to lose 7.6 years of their lives on average. “There is no relief inside the home either – it is just a constant smell anywhere I go.” For the last two weeks, Ali’s 11-month-old grandson has been suffering from coughing, sneezing, and watery eyes.

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India’s novel attempts at battling deadly air pollution are falling short
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1 week, 1 day ago

India’s novel attempts at battling deadly air pollution are falling short

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI—As the skies turned hazy with pollution this winter, a giant outdoor purifier sat dormant in the Indian capital’s central business district. The Delhi government said the smog guns and drones were part of emergency measures to combat pollution during winter months and that the country’s top court had ordered the construction of the smog tower. Environmental experts said …

Air pollution is a national problem. Can you live with it?
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Air pollution is a national problem. Can you live with it?

Live Mint  

These numbers reflect the air quality levels in different corners of Parth Phiroze Mehrotra’s house in a posh south Delhi neighbourhood. “Before this, I had 10 air purifiers in the house for over three years," says Phiroze Mehrotra, 38, editor-in-chief of publishing house Juggernaut Books. And then there are residents like Phiroze Mehrotra, who are finding ways to shield themselves—he’s …

Patralekha Chatterjee | Dirty air could be a blow to India’s $5 trillion dreams
1 month ago

Patralekha Chatterjee | Dirty air could be a blow to India’s $5 trillion dreams

Deccan Chronicle  

India aspires to become a $5 trillion economy, the third largest in the world, in the next five years. According to estimates by the World Health Organisation, in 2019, some 68 per cent of outdoor air pollution related premature deaths were due to ischaemic heart disease and stroke, 14 per cent were due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, 14 per …

Rahul Gandhi on air pollution in north India: 'Need collective response, not political blame games'
1 month ago

Rahul Gandhi on air pollution in north India: 'Need collective response, not political blame games'

Hindustan Times  

Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday said that the air pollution in north India is a national emergency that requires a collective response instead of political blame games. “Air pollution in North India is a national emergency—a public health crisis that is stealing our children’s future and suffocating the elderly, and an environmental and economic disaster …

Delhi smog: Life in the world’s most polluted city
1 month ago

Delhi smog: Life in the world’s most polluted city

CNN  

New Delhi CNN — Inside Delhi’s first ever clinic dedicated to pollution-related illnesses, Deepak Rajak struggles to catch his breath. The specialist clinic at Delhi’s Ram Manohar Lohiya hospital was set up last year to treat the growing number of patients affected by hazardous air pollution, which worsens every winter in the Indian capital. “We were at the bus stop, …

Delhi air crisis discussed at COP29: Experts term it a public health emergency
1 month ago

Delhi air crisis discussed at COP29: Experts term it a public health emergency

India Today  

Engulfed in smog, Delhi’s air pollution crisis has become a central topic at the COP29 climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan. With the city’s Air Quality Index surpassing 500 and touching hazardous levels, the issue has drawn global attention to the public health emergency unfolding in India’s capital. Dr. Jemilah Mahmood, Executive Director of Malaysia’s Sunway Centre for Planetary Health, emphasised …

Toxic smog smothering India's capital smashes WHO limit
1 month, 1 week ago

Toxic smog smothering India's capital smashes WHO limit

Raw Story  

Residents of India's capital New Delhi choked in a blanketing toxic smog Wednesday as worsening air pollution surged past 50 times the World Health Organization's recommended daily maximum. That is more than 53 times the World Health Organization recommended daily maximum of fine particulate matter -- dangerous cancer-causing microparticles known as PM2.5 pollutants that enter the bloodstream through the lungs. …

Delhi’s air pollution is so bad nearly half of city’s residents sought medical help, survey says
1 month, 1 week ago

Delhi’s air pollution is so bad nearly half of city’s residents sought medical help, survey says

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Nearly half of Delhi residents …

Smog sickness: India's capital struggles as pollution worsens
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Smog sickness: India's capital struggles as pollution worsens

Hindustan Times  

The toxic smog season in India's capital has just begun, but those unable to escape cancer-causing poisonous fumes say the hazardous impact on health is already taking its toll. New Delhi regularly ranks among the world's most polluted capitals, with a melange of factory and vehicle emissions exacerbated by agricultural fires blanketing the city each winter, stretching from mid-October until …

Smog sickness: India's capital struggles as pollution surges
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Smog sickness: India's capital struggles as pollution surges

Raw Story  

The toxic smog season in India's capital has just begun, but those unable to escape cancer-causing poisonous fumes say the hazardous impact on health is already taking its toll. "I am barely able to sleep all night," Kumar, 24, told AFP as he waited outside a special pollution clinic, set up at the government-run Ram Manohar Lohia hospital. A study …

Why India’s Delhi Has One of World’s Worst Air Pollution Problems
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Why India’s Delhi Has One of World’s Worst Air Pollution Problems

Bloomberg  

Hundreds of millions of Indians breathe some of the world’s most toxic air all year round. Air pollution in the capital area that’s home to about 30 million people is especially stubborn. This November, the capital saw some of the highest levels of pollution on record, and one measure of pollution in New Delhi frequently exceeds the World Health Organization’s …

'34,000 Indians die every year due to air pollution,' says Jairam Ramesh
5 months, 2 weeks ago

'34,000 Indians die every year due to air pollution,' says Jairam Ramesh

Hindustan Times  

Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh on Thursday said 34,000 Indian citizens die due to causes associated with unchecked air pollution every year. However, even cities with lover pollution such as Pune, Chennai, and Hyderabad witness thousands of deaths,” said Jairam Ramesh. Read: Security tightened in Mumbai for Team India's ‘Vijay Yatra’ Skyrocketing prices of Liquefied Petroleum Gas cylinders have meant …

No more hot air about air pollution
1 year ago

No more hot air about air pollution

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his colleagues in the Bharatiya Janata Party must have forgotten what they have said about the menace of air pollution in their manifesto for the 2014 elections. In the million-plus cities where the National Clean Air Programme is supposed to have done miracles, people still experience tortured breathing in the aftermath of profit-motivated growth for …

Patralekha Chatterjee | Tackle toxic air now: It’s ruining our lives, future
2 years ago

Patralekha Chatterjee | Tackle toxic air now: It’s ruining our lives, future

Deccan Chronicle  

There is a new twist in the tale of the legendary Delhi-Mumbai rivalry. According to a 2021 report by Dalberg Advisers in partnership with Clean Air Fund and the Confederation of Indian Industry, air pollution costs Indian business about $95 billion every fiscal air, around three per cent of India’s total GDP. This has framed an understanding, with many businesses, …

Dementia, heart attack, low sperm count: What air pollution does to your body
2 years, 1 month ago

Dementia, heart attack, low sperm count: What air pollution does to your body

Live Mint  

Farm fires, stubble burning, firecrackers are contributions to year long air pollutants that has caused severe respiratory illness among many. While governments fight to reduce air pollution at various cities across the world, India's capital Delhi has been infamous for severe air pollution, especially during winter. Here is an understanding of how fatal air pollution can be Ailments due to …

1.7 million deaths in cities linked to air pollution with Delhi ranked worst in world – report
2 years, 4 months ago

1.7 million deaths in cities linked to air pollution with Delhi ranked worst in world – report

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The world’s biggest cities are suffering from extremely hazardous levels of toxic air, which has …

Pollution cuts life expectancy in India capital by 10 years: EPIC
2 years, 6 months ago

Pollution cuts life expectancy in India capital by 10 years: EPIC

Al Jazeera  

The US research body says PM2.5 pollution is reducing life expectancy in one of the world’s most polluted cities by nearly a decade. Microscopic air pollution caused mostly by burning fossil fuels is reducing life expectancy by nearly 10 years in the Indian capital, one of the most polluted cities in the world, says a study. Across South Asia, an …

One lakh excess premature deaths linked to air pollution in 8 Indian cities: Study
2 years, 8 months ago

One lakh excess premature deaths linked to air pollution in 8 Indian cities: Study

Firstpost  

The researchers attributed this rapid degradation in air quality to emerging industries and residential sources like road traffic, waste burning, and widespread use of charcoal and fuelwood New Delhi: Exposure to air pollution has been linked to 100,000 excess premature deaths in the Indian cities of Mumbai, Bangalore, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Chennai, Surat, Pune and Ahmedabad between 2005 and 2018, according …

The Silent Killer: India’s Polluted Air Has a Higher Chance of Killing You Than Covid-19
2 years, 8 months ago

The Silent Killer: India’s Polluted Air Has a Higher Chance of Killing You Than Covid-19

News 18  

One of the biggest reasons for premature death and disease, air pollution acts as a silent killer worldwide. World Air Quality Report: India’s continued poor performance The World Air Quality Report, prepared by Swiss organisation IQAir came out last week. This blanket obstructs the Sun, resulting in appallingly low visibility and unbreathable air.” The geographical and meteorological factors combine to …

Indians losing 1.51 years of life on average to pollution: Health Effects Institute study
2 years, 9 months ago

Indians losing 1.51 years of life on average to pollution: Health Effects Institute study

Hindustan Times  

On an average Indians lose 1.51 years of their life to air pollution, according to a report by the US-based Health Effects Institute. In a separate report, the institute also said that 93% of India’s population lived in areas where air pollution was nearly seven times of the World Health Organisation standards. As per the second report released, titled ‘How …

Decrease in air pollution in India during lockdown not as high as thought: Study
2 years, 11 months ago

Decrease in air pollution in India during lockdown not as high as thought: Study

Deccan Chronicle  

Ontario: According to a study by the York University, blue skies and an absence of visible smog can be deceiving and hide pollutants that could potentially cause health issues. "To accurately quantify the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on air pollutant levels, meteorology and atmospheric chemistry needs to be considered in addition to emissions," said York University postdoctoral researcher Leigh …

How policymakers are accountable for air pollution deaths in India
3 years ago

How policymakers are accountable for air pollution deaths in India

Firstpost  

We have quietly endured the inability of our governments to provide us with basic amenities such as clean air and potable water In a recently published report in environmental journal, Science of the Total Environment, IIT Kanpur’s pollution experts Mukesh Kumar and Prateik Saini wrote about one lakh deaths in 29 Indian cities due to air pollution. In November-December, Delhi’s …

EXPLAINER: Why India has repeated air pollution problems
3 years, 1 month ago

EXPLAINER: Why India has repeated air pollution problems

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — New Delhi struggles with pollution year-round, but the problem becomes acute during fall and winter months. In northern India, “the autumn spike in air pollution relates in part to the annual burning of crop residue in fields,” said Deborah Seligsohn, an Asia air pollution expert at Villanova University. It remains unclear how much of an impact a proposed …

Rs 1 Lakh Crore—What Delhi Loses Every Year to Air Pollution
3 years, 1 month ago

Rs 1 Lakh Crore—What Delhi Loses Every Year to Air Pollution

News 18  

We forget death very easily. It is widely estimated that the economic cost of air pollution in India accounts for 4.5 per cent of the GDP, where premature mortality contributes to half the burden and health costs account for the rest. A Greenpeace estimate puts the economic cost for Delhi alone at 13 per cent of the state domestic product, …

Air pollution claims over 10 lakh lives every year and yet we tend to ignore it
3 years, 2 months ago

Air pollution claims over 10 lakh lives every year and yet we tend to ignore it

Firstpost  

Of late, fewer COVID-19 cases have been recorded in India and this is the right time to focus on health hazards of ambient air pollution in India. The WHO’s 2016 median year data shows that the absolute number of ambient air pollution attributable deaths in India is the second-highest in the World, next to China. The WHO’s 2016 median year …

Bending Delhi’s air pollution curve
3 years, 4 months ago

Bending Delhi’s air pollution curve

Hindustan Times  

Delhi is among the most polluted cities in the world. Despite the lockdown, Delhi’s annual average PM2.5 in 2020 was more than two times its permissible limit Barring a few days in April and May, Delhi experienced National Ambient Air Quality Standard compliant air quality on most days during the lockdown. Winters saw poor quality despite proactive measures by the …

Delhi’s pollution and a rise in COVID-19 infections
4 years ago

Delhi’s pollution and a rise in COVID-19 infections

Al Jazeera  

The Take is examining the stark differences in how the air pollution crisis is affecting Delhi’s rich and poor. Amid a public health emergency, we are revisiting an episode we first aired in February to examine the stark differences in how the air pollution crisis is affecting Delhi’s rich and poor. In this episode: Neha Tara Mehta, New Delhi native …

The great Indian pollution menace, in six charts
4 years, 1 month ago

The great Indian pollution menace, in six charts

Live Mint  

Blue skies during the lockdown months made us hopeful about a different winter this time. If we consider the entire winter season, as was done in the ARAI-TERI 2018 study on source apportionment, crop burning indeed accounts for roughly 4% of Delhi’s air pollution. During the peak stubble burning phase, crop burning accounts for more than 50% of Delhi’s air …

Half a million babies killed by air pollution in last year alone, damning report finds
4 years, 2 months ago

Half a million babies killed by air pollution in last year alone, damning report finds

The Independent  

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Delhi's Air Crisis: A City on the Brink of Emergency Measures
7 years, 1 month ago

Delhi's Air Crisis: A City on the Brink of Emergency Measures

CNN  

Delhi is facing a severe air pollution crisis, with air quality readings reaching dangerous levels. The city government has implemented a series of city-wide emergency measures, including a total ban on trucks entering the capital and temporarily suspending all civil construction projects. The city has become a gas chamber, with much of the pollution settling due to the lack of …

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