Economic losses were in the billions. Pollution takes many forms in India, including the use of poorly-ventilated stoves and open fires for cooking inside dwellings. Photo by Mark Katzman. Air ...

India has topped a global indoor air pollution chart with the highest average annual PM2.5 levels followed by China, Turkey, UAE and South Korea, according to a study. Moreover, on the list of ...

Air pollution in major cities across India reached alarming levels in the past week, particularly in Delhi where residents face a public health emergency. The national capital region has been ...

A recent report by Lancet on the impact of air pollution in India in 2019 says that 1·67 million deaths were attributable to air pollution, accounting for 17.8% of the total deaths. It also ...

Air pollution in India is caused by fumes from cooking on wood or dung indoors in villages, and a combination of traffic exhaust, soot and construction dust and factory emissions in the cities.

Why? The answer lies in water, writes climate expert Mridula Ramesh. India loses an estimated $95bn (£70bn) to air pollution every year. From mid-March to mid-October, when Delhi's air quality ...

Seven of the world’s 10 most polluted cities are in India. Globally, the alarming increase in air pollution is expected to cause 7 million premature deaths in the next year. A new study has ...

The report highlighted that the total annual fire counts (on account of stubble burning) dropped by 37.5 per cent in 2024 in Delhi, Punjab, and Haryana ...

NEW DELHI: India has tightened restrictions aimed at helping the public cope with pollution twice in 24 hours for New Delhi and its surrounding regions after a deterioration in air quality.