In the Punjab region of Pakistan, record-high air pollution levels triggered hospitalizations and school closures, as cities ...

found that exposure to urban air pollution can actually shrink the brain in direct proportion to the exposure. “[It’s] like tobacco smoke; there’s no such thing as a safe background level of ...

According to background information in the study ... used participants' addresses to look up 1995-2017 data on local air ...

She also noticed an air of indifference ... By collecting pieces of plastic waste and photographing them on a plain background, Barker found that the trash became shocking again.

Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena, on Wednesday, approved the deployment of Civil Defence Volunteers (CDVs) for a ...

But every year the celebrations are tinged with worries over air pollution, as smoke-emitting firecrackers — set off as part of the celebrations — cause toxic smog that can take days to clear.

NEW DELHI (AP) — A thick layer of toxic smog is cloaking India’s capital as smoke from firecrackers used to celebrate Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, pushes air pollution to hazardous ...

Record-high air pollution in Pakistan’s cultural capital of Lahore is sending more people to hospitals and private clinics and the city authorities warned a complete lockdown could be imminent if ...

As India gears up for Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, people are divided over whether they should celebrate by setting off firecrackers, which worsen the country’s chronic air pollution. Diwali, ...

A thick layer of toxic smog is cloaking India’s capital as smoke from firecrackers used to celebrate Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, pushes air pollution to hazardous levels. New Delhi’s air ...

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Record-high air pollution in Pakistan’s Punjab province prompted authorities to close additional schools and keep government employees at home Wednesday, as doctors ...